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Parse a .env (dotenv) file directly using BASH
# Pass the env-vars to MYCOMMAND
eval $(egrep -v '^#' .env | xargs) MYCOMMAND
# … or ...
# Export the vars in .env into your shell:
export $(egrep -v '^#' .env | xargs)
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tgrushka commented Feb 6, 2024

What's wrong with:

if [ -f .env ]; then
    set -o allexport
    source .env
fi

Works on macOS with my .env that works with docker compose and does not have quotes around every string.

Test with:

envsubst < "$secret_file" | cat

later in the same script.

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