Re: Feature Request: env -f to read from file

[Pádraig Brady]

On 28/03/2024 15:52, Balakrishnan Balasubramanian wrote:
> When env command is used to pass extra environment variables to a
> program, it will be useful to read them from a file instead of command
> line.
>
> Instead of
>
>       env MYAPP_QA_KEY=XXXXX MYAPP_QA_URL=https://qa.myapp.example.com
> clicommand
>
> We can use
>
>       env -f qa.env clicommand
>
> This way command-line can be kept simple and easy to change to different
> environments instead of sourcing files.

Yes the feature has merit, and was previously discussed at:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils/2021-10/msg00001.html
There are some subtleties to consider though.

cheers,
Pádraig