direnv-dotenvx

A simple direnv extension to automatically load environment variables from .env files using dotenvx.

📦 Installation

Clone the repo somewhere:

mkdir -p ~/.config/direnv/lib
git clone https://github.com/chenasraf/direnv-dotenvx ~/.config/direnv/lib/direnv-dotenvx

Symlink or source the loader:

ln -s ~/.config/direnv/lib/direnv-dotenvx/use_dotenvx.sh ~/.config/direnv/lib/use_dotenvx.sh

✅ This makes the function use_dotenvx available in all .envrc files.

⚙️ Usage

In your .envrc:

use_dotenvx              # loads .env or .env.default
use_dotenvx dev          # loads .env.dev

Then run:

direnv allow

🔒 Security Note

direnv is sandboxed — only exported variables are applied to your environment. Be sure to review and trust your .env files before allowing them.

📝 License

MIT