# load-env

CLI wrapper for loading .env files, written in rust

## Install

Install globally with cargo:

```
cargo install load-env
```

## Usage

Create .env file in your project:

```
DATABASE_URL="postgres://user:password@host:port/db"
```

Load the .env with cli:

```
load-env <your-command>
```

### Nesting and mode

You can use the naming convention for .env files, such as in `nextjs`, `Vite`, etc.

For example, create a `.env.local` for local usage:

```
# .env.local

DATABASE_URL="postgres://user:password@host:port/db-local"
```

and `.env.test.local` for run tests:

```
# .env.test.local

DATABASE_URL="postgres://user:password@host:port/db-test"
```

`.env.local` will be loaded in any case, for load `.env.test.local` you need to specify the mode flag:

```
load-env -m test <your-command>
```

### Env Loading Priorities

```
.env                # loaded in all cases
.env.local          # loaded in all cases, ignored by git
.env.[mode]         # only loaded in specified mode
.env.[mode].local   # only loaded in specified mode, ignored by git
```