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cwhite92/dotenvdiff
===================

Easily see differences between two .env files

v1.0.0(5y ago)20374[1 issues](https://github.com/cwhite92/dotenvdiff/issues)MITPHPPHP >7.3

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dotenvdiff (`ded`) allows you to quickly compare the environment variable differences between two `.env` (or `.env.example`) files.

Installation
============

[](#installation)

Requirements:

- PHP 7.3 or greater

Require the tool globally via Composer:

```
composer global require cwhite92/dotenvdiff

```

If you don't have Composer's bin directory in your `$PATH`, now is the time to add it to `~/.bash_profile` or `~/.bashrc`:

```
export PATH=~/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH

```

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

Simply run the `ded` command and give it the locations of the two `.env` files that you wish to compare:

```
ded /path/to/first/.env /path/to/second/.env

```

If you're running this in a Laravel project, you probably want to run it like this in your project's root directory:

```
ded .env.example .env

```

It will give an output similar to the below:

```
╔═════════════════════╤══════╗
║ .env.example        │ .env ║
╟─────────────────────┼──────╢
║ GITHUB_API_ENDPOINT │      ║
╚═════════════════════╧══════╝

```

In this instance, there is a new `GITHUB_API_ENDPOINT` environment variable that exists in `.env.example` but not in `.env`. Somebody on our team added it and forgot to tell us 🙂

License
=======

[](#license)

`cwhite92/dotenvdiff` is licensed under the MIT License (MIT). Please see the [license file](https://github.com/cwhite92/dotenvdiff/blob/main/LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2022d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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