NAME

       direnv - unclutter your .profile

SYNOPSIS

       direnv command ...

DESCRIPTION

       direnv  is  an  environment variable manager for your shell. It knows how to hook into bash, zsh and fish
       shell to load or unload environment variables depending on your current directory.  This  allows  you  to
       have project-specific environment variables and not clutter the " /.profile" file.

       Before  each  prompt it checks for the existence of an .envrc file in the current and parent directories.
       If the file exists, it is loaded into a bash sub-shell and all exported variables are  then  captured  by
       direnv and then made available to your current shell, while unset variables are removed.

       Because  direnv  is compiled into a single static executable it is fast enough to be unnoticeable on each
       prompt. It is also language agnostic and can be used to build solutions similar to rbenv, pyenv,  phpenv,
       ...

EXAMPLE

              $ cd  /my_project
              $ echo ${FOO-nope}
              nope
              $ echo export FOO=foo > .envrc
              \.envrc is not allowed
              $ direnv allow .
              direnv: reloading
              direnv: loading .envrc
              direnv export: +FOO
              $ echo ${FOO-nope}
              foo
              $ cd ..
              direnv: unloading
              direnv export:  PATH
              $ echo ${FOO-nope}
              nope

SETUP

       For  direnv  to  work  properly  it  needs to be hooked into the shell. Each shell has it's own extension
       mechanism:

   BASH
       Add the following line at the end of the  /.bashrc file:

              eval "$(direnv hook bash)"

       Make sure it appears even after rvm, git-prompt and other shell extensions that manipulate the prompt.

   ZSH
       Add the following line at the end of the  /.zshrc file:

              eval "$(direnv hook zsh)"

   FISH
       Add the following line at the end of the  /.config/fish/config.fish file:

              eval (direnv hook fish)

   TCSH
       Add the following line at the end of the  /.cshrc file:

              eval `direnv hook tcsh`

   Elvish
       Run:

              $> direnv hook elvish >  /.elvish/lib/direnv.elv

       and add the following line to your  /.elvish/rc.elv file:

              use direnv

USAGE

       In some target folder, create an .envrc file and add some export(1) and unset(1) directives in it.

       On the next prompt you will notice that direnv complains about the .envrc  being  blocked.  This  is  the
       security mechanism to avoid loading new files automatically. Otherwise any git repo that you pull, or tar
       archive that you unpack, would be able to wipe your hard drive once you cd into it.

       So  here  we are pretty sure that it won't do anything bad. Type direnv allow .  and watch direnv loading
       your new environment. Note that direnv edit . is a handy shortcut that opens the file in your $EDITOR and
       automatically reloads it if the file's modification time has changed.

       Now that the environment is loaded you can notice that once you cd out of the directory it  automatically
       gets unloaded. If you cd back into it it's loaded again. That's the base of the mechanism that allows you
       to build cool things.

       Exporting  variables  by  hand is a bit repetitive so direnv provides a set of utility functions that are
       made available in the context of the .envrc file.  Check the direnv-stdlib(1) man page for more  details.
       You  can  also  define  your own extensions inside  /.config/direnv/direnvrc or  /.config/direnv/lib/*.sh
       files.

       Hopefully this is enough to get you started.

CONTRIBUTE

       Bug reports, contributions and forks are welcome.

       All   bugs   or   other   forms   of   discussion   happen   on    http://github.com/direnv/direnv/issues
       ⟨http://github.com/direnv/direnv/issues⟩

       There  is  also  a  wiki  available  where  you  can  share  your usage patterns or other tips and tricks
       https://github.com/direnv/direnv/wiki ⟨https://github.com/direnv/direnv/wiki⟩

       Or drop by on the #direnv channel on FreeNode ⟨irc://#direnv@FreeNode⟩ to have a chat.

COPYRIGHT

       MIT licence - Copyright (C) 2019 @zimbatm and contributors

SEE ALSO

       direnv-stdlib(1), direnv.toml(1), direnv-fetchurl(1)

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