lenv

Manage symlinks from a root file to multiple destinations.

Useful for monorepos that use a single .env file as a source of truth for many child projects.

Installation

Via Go tooling

• go install github.com/tyhopp/lenv/cmd/lenv@latest to install the command line executable
• go get github.com/tyhopp/lenv to install as a dependency in your Go project

Via precompiled binaries

To install the latest linux amd64 release from GitHub:

curl -L -o lenv https://github.com/tyhopp/lenv/releases/latest/download/lenv-linux-amd64

See Releases for all available binaries and versions.

Usage

In the root of your project:

1. Create a .env (or other named) file you want to symlink
2. Create a .lenv file with the destination locations to symlink to, such as:

project/a/.env
project/b/.env

3. Follow these usage instructions:

Usage: lenv [options] <subcommand>
Options:
  -env string
        name of the environment file (default ".env")
  -help
        display help information
Subcommands:
  check   - Check status of symlinks between source env file and destinations
  link    - Symlink source env file to destinations
  unlink  - Remove symlinks from destinations