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dotenv / load_dotenv / Load a .env function in fish shell
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| function load_env | |
| if test -f $argv[1] | |
| set -l count 0 | |
| while read -l line | |
| # Skip empty lines and comments | |
| if not string match -qr '^#|^$' "$line" | |
| # Split the line into name and value, removing quotes | |
| set -l kv (string split -m 1 "=" $line) | |
| set -l key $kv[1] | |
| set -l value (string trim -c '"' $kv[2]) | |
| # echo key=`$key` | |
| # echo value=`$value` | |
| # Set the variable globally | |
| set -gx $key $value | |
| set count (math $count + 1) | |
| end | |
| end < $argv[1] | |
| echo "Successfully set $count environment variables" | |
| else | |
| echo "File $argv[1] not found." | |
| return 1 | |
| end | |
| end |
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