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aether env

Manage environment variables for the current project. Environment variables are per-project and encrypted at rest. They are injected into workspaces when they start.

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Usage

aether env <subcommand> [flags]

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Subcommands

SubcommandDescription
listList all environment variables
get <key>Get the value of a variable
set <key>Set an environment variable
delete <key>Delete an environment variable
import <file>Import variables from a .env file

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aether env list

List all environment variables for the current project. Values are masked by default. 
aether env list

KEY                 VALUE
DATABASE_URL        ****
REDIS_URL           ****
API_SECRET          ****

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aether env get

Get the value of a specific environment variable. 
aether env get <key>

aether env get DATABASE_URL

postgres://user:pass@host:5432/db

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aether env set

Set an environment variable. Creates the variable if it does not exist, or updates it if it does. 
aether env set <key> [flags]
FlagDescription
--valueThe value to set (required)
aether env set DATABASE_URL --value "postgres://user:pass@host:5432/db"

Set DATABASE_URL
Running workspaces need to be restarted to pick up environment variable changes.

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aether env delete

Delete an environment variable. 
aether env delete <key> [flags]
FlagDescription
--forceSkip confirmation prompt
aether env delete API_SECRET

Are you sure you want to delete API_SECRET? [y/N]

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aether env import

Import environment variables from a .env file. Existing variables with the same key are overwritten. 
aether env import <file>

aether env import .env.production

Imported 5 environment variables from .env.production
  Set DATABASE_URL
  Set REDIS_URL
  Set API_SECRET
  Set SMTP_HOST
  Set SMTP_PORT
The file format follows standard .env conventions: 
# Database
DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:pass@host:5432/db
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379

# API
API_SECRET=supersecret