Jarren San Jose

.env.example Generator - Generate your .env.example quickly

This is a simple tool to generate a .env.example file from your .env file.

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Jarren San Jose
This open source project allows me to quickly generate my .env.example for my code repository!
WebRizen

Great product! However, I think it would be easier to simply copy the `.env` file and replace the values directly in the editor.

Honestly, I wouldn’t visit a separate website just to generate an example `.env` file and then copy-paste it into my project. Instead, it might be more efficient to create an NPX command (or similar tool) that:

  1. Fetches the existing `.env` file,

  2. Replaces sensitive values with placeholders, and

  3. Automatically generates a `.env.example` file in the project.

This would streamline the workflow and keep everything within the development environment.