sync

Synchronizes variables between environment files using different strategies.

Usage

env-mage sync [options]

Options

Option	Description	Default
`--source <path>`	Source file	`.env`
`--target <path>`	Target file	`.env.example`
`--strategy <n>`	Sync strategy: `merge`, `overwrite`, `preserve`	`merge`
`--backup`	Create backup before changes	`true`
`--no-backup`	Skip backup creation	`false`

Example

env-mage sync --source .env --target .env.example --strategy merge

Example Output

✓ Reading source file: .env
✓ Reading target file: .env.example
✓ Creating backup: .env.example.backup
✓ Merging environment variables
  ➕ Added: NEW_API_KEY
  ➕ Added: DEBUG_MODE
✓ Writing changes to target file
✓ Sync completed successfully!

Things to Know

merge (default): Adds missing keys from source to target
overwrite: Completely replaces target with source content
preserve: Only adds keys that don't exist in target
Backups are automatically created unless disabled with --no-backup
Comments and formatting are preserved

Sync

sync

Usage

Options

Example

Example Output

Things to Know

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