loadenv

Load environment variables like API keys or other (sensitive) settings you do not want to be set always into the current bash environment on demand.

Installation

Put something like this into you .bashrc or .bash_profile to load the snippet into your bash environment:

# Loader function (with completion) for *.env files in ~/.env/
source $HOME/.bash/loadenv.sh

Create a .env directory in your home directory and make it only accessible to you (optional, but a good idea).

mkdir ~/.loadenv
chmod 700 ~/.loadenv

Usage

Put files ending with .env into the ~/.loadenv/ directory containing environment variable definitions.

# ~/.loadenv/sample.env

SAMPLE_API_KEY=super_secret

Make sure the loadenv.sh is loaded into your bash environment, then use it like this:

loadenv sample

loadenv supports tab completion of all .env files found in ~/.loadenv.

Additional Commands

• loadenv list: Shows all environment variables loaded through loadenv in the current session.
• loadenv clear: Unsets all environment variables loaded through loadenv in the current session.

Tips

Use the loadenv list command to see all variables loaded through loadenv:

loadenv list

Use the loadenv clear command to unset all variables loaded through loadenv:

loadenv clear

Use the env command to list all environment variables currently set (pipe it to sort for better readability):

env | sort

Features

• Tab completion for .env files in ~/.loadenv/
• Keeps track of loaded variables for easy listing and clearing
• Prevents duplicate loading of variables

Bugs

The current implementation may have problems with spaces in the filenames for .loadenv files.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.