envset

envset is a CLI for setting environment variables in .env files. this is something you may have never considered needing a specialized tool for. and you don't. but just like updating a git config it's just more fun doing it with a command.

installation

available on homebrew and cargo:

brew install schpet/tap/envset

cargo install envset

usage

set variables

# basic usage
envset KEY1=value1 KEY2=value2

# pipe in stdin, useful for copying stuff from one env to another
echo -e "KEY1=value1\nKEY2=value2" | envset

# .env in the cwd is default, but you can use a different path
envset --file .env.test KEY1=value1

# avoid clobbering existing values
envset --no-overwrite KEY1=newvalue1

get variables

# print all key value pairs 
envset

# print a single value
envset get KEY1

# print all keys
envset keys

delete variables

envset delete KEY1 KEY2

about

this cli was thrown together quickly with aider, i also put up a blog post explaining why i made this.