Guides
This section collects practical guides for using get-dotenv. Start here:
- Cascade and precedence - How variables load and merge across
paths and public/private/env axes.
- Shell execution behavior - How commands run cross‑platform;
quoting rules, default shells, and capture tips.
- Config files and overlays - Author JSON/YAML/JS/TS config and
apply privacy/source overlays (always‑on).
- Plugin-first host - Compose CLIs with once‑per‑invoke dotenv
context and plugin lifecycles.
- Generated CLI - Deprecated in favor of plugin-first host. A thin, fixed command surface powered by get‑dotenv; when and how to use it.