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devbox run command --env-file .env does not load env vars from .env file

Open PhilT opened this issue 1 year ago • 3 comments

What happened?

Running a script does not load the env vars when using --env-file.

Steps to reproduce

  1. devbox init
  2. echo PERSON=Phil > .env
  3. devbox run myscript --env-file .env 
Info: Ensuring packages are installed.
✓ Computed the Devbox environment.
Hello,

Command

run, shell

devbox.json

{
  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jetify-com/devbox/0.13.6/.schema/devbox.schema.json",
  "packages": [],
  "shell": {
    "init_hook": [
      "echo 'Welcome to devbox!' > /dev/null"
    ],
    "scripts": {
      "myscript": [ "echo Hello, $PERSON" ],
      "test": [
        "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Devbox version

0.13.6, 0.16.0

Nix version

nix (Nix) 2.24.10, nix (Nix) 2.31.2

What system does this bug occur on?

Linux (x86-64)

Debug logs

DEVBOX_DEBUG=1 devbox run myscript --env-file .env time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.507Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:125 msg="searching for config file (including parent directories)" path=. time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.507Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:146 msg="trying config file" path=devbox.json time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.508Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:133 msg="config file found" path=/data/code/sandbox/devbox.json dur=519.679µs time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.508Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:125 msg="searching for config file (including parent directories)" path=. time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.508Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:146 msg="trying config file" path=devbox.json time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.508Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:133 msg="config file found" path=/data/code/sandbox/devbox.json dur=176.872µs time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.528Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/nix/nix.go:342 msg="nix --version --debug output" out="nix (Nix) 2.24.10\nSystem type: x86_64-linux\nAdditional system types: i686-linux, x86_64-v1-linux, x86_64-v2-linux, x86_64-v3-linux\nFeatures: gc, signed-caches\nSystem configuration file: /etc/nix/nix.conf\nUser configuration files: /home/phil/.config/nix/nix.conf:/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/home/phil/.nix-profile/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/nix/profile/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/home/phil/.local/state/nix/profile/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/etc/profiles/per-user/phil/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/run/current-system/sw/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf\nStore directory: /nix/store\nState directory: /nix/var/nix\nData directory: /nix/store/42lxam32cqq9sn2zdz4ym6ls2dzmfn19-nix-2.24.10/share\n" time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.528Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/nix/command.go:60 msg="nix command starting" cmd.args="nix --extra-experimental-features ca-derivations --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes fetch-closure' eval --impure --raw --expr builtins.currentSystem" cmd.path=/run/current-system/sw/bin/nix time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.546Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/nix/command.go:67 msg="nix command exited" cmd.args="nix --extra-experimental-features ca-derivations --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes fetch-closure' eval --impure --raw --expr builtins.currentSystem" cmd.path=/run/current-system/sw/bin/nix cmd.pid=307553 cmd.code=0 cmd.dur=18.596075ms time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.547Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/boxcli/run.go:104 msg="run script" script=myscript args="[--env-file .env]" time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.547Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:125 msg="searching for config file (including parent directories)" path=. time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.547Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:146 msg="trying config file" path=devbox.json time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.547Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:133 msg="config file found" path=/data/code/sandbox/devbox.json dur=149.617µs time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.547Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devbox/devbox.go:706 msg="current environment PATH" path=/nix/store/rsl5pj2xkhbrpfw60w8asz6ln27lv5fc-kitty-0.37.0/bin:/nix/store/ym0d0c1hpxinxvr2qrfg1d1b9wnz6i71-imagemagick-7.1.1-40/bin:/nix/store/inpspwqhgpld2zdk89hra7xjh3nxll2x-ncurses-6.4.20221231-dev/bin:/run/wrappers/bin:/home/phil/.nix-profile/bin:/nix/profile/bin:/home/phil/.local/state/nix/profile/bin:/etc/profiles/per-user/phil/bin:/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin:/run/current-system/sw/bin time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.548Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devbox/devbox.go:721 msg="nix environment PATH" path=/nix/store/znqwpxy9jlxcgi2ms2hga0ch87bbbr9g-patchelf-0.15.0/bin:/nix/store/zlzz2z48s7ry0hkl55xiqp5a73b4mzrg-gcc-wrapper-12.3.0/bin:/nix/store/0b9bsznqs6pdg42dxcwvrlmarjn2p6a1-gcc-12.3.0/bin:/nix/store/nvh3jgs8pqghnsfzbv28004xkigiw8gc-glibc-2.38-23-bin/bin:/nix/store/vwkvhj69z4qqgmpa2lwm97kabf12p26r-coreutils-9.3/bin:/nix/store/h8d2j0prdf7pnpgyrgkxrrbfwnmxbq6y-binutils-wrapper-2.40/bin:/nix/store/p58l5qmzifl20qmjs3xfpl01f0mqlza2-binutils-2.40/bin:/nix/store/vwkvhj69z4qqgmpa2lwm97kabf12p26r-coreutils-9.3/bin:/nix/store/qyzfglbrqb5ck0dgljplin2bvc4995w7-findutils-4.9.0/bin:/nix/store/x6y2i213maj6ibcn0qzgg7graif5qcvi-diffutils-3.10/bin:/nix/store/g5p3ky90xa05ggg5szyb0pbbl2vp7n03-gnused-4.9/bin:/nix/store/p2r51wfg9m3ga7pp7avslpfhfa7w5y83-gnugrep-3.11/bin:/nix/store/cmn958i8qym0qvmvydl23fh3bm3fbhl7-gawk-5.2.2/bin:/nix/store/f5qy259g9b4qh0hwz22z5j5bq3m53cpv-gnutar-1.35/bin:/nix/store/kmr52zpw7wazxywqvzgpdx0vnn9prd3v-gzip-1.13/bin:/nix/store/w1mar48lwkavwy64mvj567lwaqnm2l11-bzip2-1.0.8-bin/bin:/nix/store/9dh2csn531by6b1vr9jv85v4k17xwkid-gnumake-4.4.1/bin:/nix/store/lf0wpjrj8yx4gsmw2s3xfl58ixmqk8qa-bash-5.2-p15/bin:/nix/store/pinwlz7294p37d2sbkdpjildzxii42vv-patch-2.7.6/bin:/nix/store/skrzk0g88jf9rg28labqsyxv7gg357q1-xz-5.4.4-bin/bin:/nix/store/h5pshzq92r2xcv6w1p10cmkar4nyv0xp-file-5.45/bin time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.548Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devbox/devbox.go:755 msg="PATH after plugins and config" path=/data/code/sandbox/.devbox/nix/profile/default/bin:/nix/store/znqwpxy9jlxcgi2ms2hga0ch87bbbr9g-patchelf-0.15.0/bin:/nix/store/zlzz2z48s7ry0hkl55xiqp5a73b4mzrg-gcc-wrapper-12.3.0/bin:/nix/store/0b9bsznqs6pdg42dxcwvrlmarjn2p6a1-gcc-12.3.0/bin:/nix/store/nvh3jgs8pqghnsfzbv28004xkigiw8gc-glibc-2.38-23-bin/bin:/nix/store/vwkvhj69z4qqgmpa2lwm97kabf12p26r-coreutils-9.3/bin:/nix/store/h8d2j0prdf7pnpgyrgkxrrbfwnmxbq6y-binutils-wrapper-2.40/bin:/nix/store/p58l5qmzifl20qmjs3xfpl01f0mqlza2-binutils-2.40/bin:/nix/store/qyzfglbrqb5ck0dgljplin2bvc4995w7-findutils-4.9.0/bin:/nix/store/x6y2i213maj6ibcn0qzgg7graif5qcvi-diffutils-3.10/bin:/nix/store/g5p3ky90xa05ggg5szyb0pbbl2vp7n03-gnused-4.9/bin:/nix/store/p2r51wfg9m3ga7pp7avslpfhfa7w5y83-gnugrep-3.11/bin:/nix/store/cmn958i8qym0qvmvydl23fh3bm3fbhl7-gawk-5.2.2/bin:/nix/store/f5qy259g9b4qh0hwz22z5j5bq3m53cpv-gnutar-1.35/bin:/nix/store/kmr52zpw7wazxywqvzgpdx0vnn9prd3v-gzip-1.13/bin:/nix/store/w1mar48lwkavwy64mvj567lwaqnm2l11-bzip2-1.0.8-bin/bin:/nix/store/9dh2csn531by6b1vr9jv85v4k17xwkid-gnumake-4.4.1/bin:/nix/store/lf0wpjrj8yx4gsmw2s3xfl58ixmqk8qa-bash-5.2-p15/bin:/nix/store/pinwlz7294p37d2sbkdpjildzxii42vv-patch-2.7.6/bin:/nix/store/skrzk0g88jf9rg28labqsyxv7gg357q1-xz-5.4.4-bin/bin:/nix/store/h5pshzq92r2xcv6w1p10cmkar4nyv0xp-file-5.45/bin time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.548Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devbox/devbox.go:779 msg="PATH after filtering buildInputs" inputs=[] path=/data/code/sandbox/.devbox/nix/profile/default/bin:/nix/store/znqwpxy9jlxcgi2ms2hga0ch87bbbr9g-patchelf-0.15.0/bin:/nix/store/zlzz2z48s7ry0hkl55xiqp5a73b4mzrg-gcc-wrapper-12.3.0/bin:/nix/store/0b9bsznqs6pdg42dxcwvrlmarjn2p6a1-gcc-12.3.0/bin:/nix/store/nvh3jgs8pqghnsfzbv28004xkigiw8gc-glibc-2.38-23-bin/bin:/nix/store/vwkvhj69z4qqgmpa2lwm97kabf12p26r-coreutils-9.3/bin:/nix/store/h8d2j0prdf7pnpgyrgkxrrbfwnmxbq6y-binutils-wrapper-2.40/bin:/nix/store/p58l5qmzifl20qmjs3xfpl01f0mqlza2-binutils-2.40/bin:/nix/store/qyzfglbrqb5ck0dgljplin2bvc4995w7-findutils-4.9.0/bin:/nix/store/x6y2i213maj6ibcn0qzgg7graif5qcvi-diffutils-3.10/bin:/nix/store/g5p3ky90xa05ggg5szyb0pbbl2vp7n03-gnused-4.9/bin:/nix/store/p2r51wfg9m3ga7pp7avslpfhfa7w5y83-gnugrep-3.11/bin:/nix/store/cmn958i8qym0qvmvydl23fh3bm3fbhl7-gawk-5.2.2/bin:/nix/store/f5qy259g9b4qh0hwz22z5j5bq3m53cpv-gnutar-1.35/bin:/nix/store/kmr52zpw7wazxywqvzgpdx0vnn9prd3v-gzip-1.13/bin:/nix/store/w1mar48lwkavwy64mvj567lwaqnm2l11-bzip2-1.0.8-bin/bin:/nix/store/9dh2csn531by6b1vr9jv85v4k17xwkid-gnumake-4.4.1/bin:/nix/store/lf0wpjrj8yx4gsmw2s3xfl58ixmqk8qa-bash-5.2-p15/bin:/nix/store/pinwlz7294p37d2sbkdpjildzxii42vv-patch-2.7.6/bin:/nix/store/skrzk0g88jf9rg28labqsyxv7gg357q1-xz-5.4.4-bin/bin:/nix/store/h5pshzq92r2xcv6w1p10cmkar4nyv0xp-file-5.45/bin time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.548Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devbox/devbox.go:798 msg="new path stack is" path_stack=DEVBOX_NIX_ENV_PATH_45b8163d95e0c55602b2b2a21f097a0866e809d5dff71654dc0fd173a4cee731:DEVBOX_INIT_PATH time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.548Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devbox/devbox.go:800 msg="computed environment PATH" path=/data/code/sandbox/.devbox/nix/profile/default/bin:/nix/store/znqwpxy9jlxcgi2ms2hga0ch87bbbr9g-patchelf-0.15.0/bin:/nix/store/zlzz2z48s7ry0hkl55xiqp5a73b4mzrg-gcc-wrapper-12.3.0/bin:/nix/store/0b9bsznqs6pdg42dxcwvrlmarjn2p6a1-gcc-12.3.0/bin:/nix/store/nvh3jgs8pqghnsfzbv28004xkigiw8gc-glibc-2.38-23-bin/bin:/nix/store/vwkvhj69z4qqgmpa2lwm97kabf12p26r-coreutils-9.3/bin:/nix/store/h8d2j0prdf7pnpgyrgkxrrbfwnmxbq6y-binutils-wrapper-2.40/bin:/nix/store/p58l5qmzifl20qmjs3xfpl01f0mqlza2-binutils-2.40/bin:/nix/store/qyzfglbrqb5ck0dgljplin2bvc4995w7-findutils-4.9.0/bin:/nix/store/x6y2i213maj6ibcn0qzgg7graif5qcvi-diffutils-3.10/bin:/nix/store/g5p3ky90xa05ggg5szyb0pbbl2vp7n03-gnused-4.9/bin:/nix/store/p2r51wfg9m3ga7pp7avslpfhfa7w5y83-gnugrep-3.11/bin:/nix/store/cmn958i8qym0qvmvydl23fh3bm3fbhl7-gawk-5.2.2/bin:/nix/store/f5qy259g9b4qh0hwz22z5j5bq3m53cpv-gnutar-1.35/bin:/nix/store/kmr52zpw7wazxywqvzgpdx0vnn9prd3v-gzip-1.13/bin:/nix/store/w1mar48lwkavwy64mvj567lwaqnm2l11-bzip2-1.0.8-bin/bin:/nix/store/9dh2csn531by6b1vr9jv85v4k17xwkid-gnumake-4.4.1/bin:/nix/store/lf0wpjrj8yx4gsmw2s3xfl58ixmqk8qa-bash-5.2-p15/bin:/nix/store/pinwlz7294p37d2sbkdpjildzxii42vv-patch-2.7.6/bin:/nix/store/skrzk0g88jf9rg28labqsyxv7gg357q1-xz-5.4.4-bin/bin:/nix/store/h5pshzq92r2xcv6w1p10cmkar4nyv0xp-file-5.45/bin:/data/code/sandbox/.devbox/virtenv/runx/bin:/nix/store/rsl5pj2xkhbrpfw60w8asz6ln27lv5fc-kitty-0.37.0/bin:/nix/store/ym0d0c1hpxinxvr2qrfg1d1b9wnz6i71-imagemagick-7.1.1-40/bin:/nix/store/inpspwqhgpld2zdk89hra7xjh3nxll2x-ncurses-6.4.20221231-dev/bin:/run/wrappers/bin:/home/phil/.nix-profile/bin:/nix/profile/bin:/home/phil/.local/state/nix/profile/bin:/etc/profiles/per-user/phil/bin:/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin:/run/current-system/sw/bin time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.548Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/nix/run.go:36 msg="executing script" cmd="[/run/current-system/sw/bin/sh -c "/data/code/sandbox/.devbox/gen/scripts/myscript.sh" "--env-file" ".env"]" Hello, time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.552Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:125 msg="searching for config file (including parent directories)" path=. time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.552Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:146 msg="trying config file" path=devbox.json time=2024-12-20T20:42:58.552Z level=DEBUG source=go.jetpack.io/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:133 msg="config file found" path=/data/code/sandbox/devbox.json dur=124.994µs

PhilT avatar Dec 20 '24 20:12 PhilT

Came across this issue and wanted this feature. Using both of these examples listed here Run Scripts with Custom Environment Variables and ran this all tagged devbox versions and here are the results.

Unless I did something wrong in my testing. It doesn't look like either have worked since the features were added to the devbux run documentation.

devbox run --env MY_VAR=my_value echo $MY_VAR

and

devbox run --env-file .env.devbox echo $MY_VAR

devbox-run-env-file-env-devbox-my-var-my-value-echo-log.txt devbox-run-env-my-var-my-value-echo-log.txt

djgoku avatar Apr 19 '25 19:04 djgoku

It works for me

.env:

TEST_VAL=hello-world

➜ git:(master) ✗ devbox shell --env-file ./.env Starting a devbox shell... (devbox) ➜ poc git:(master) ✗ echo $TEST_VAL
hello-world

andriimazurslalom avatar Dec 15 '25 14:12 andriimazurslalom

It works for me

.env:

TEST_VAL=hello-world

➜ git:(master) ✗ devbox shell --env-file ./.env Starting a devbox shell... (devbox) ➜ poc git:(master) ✗ echo $TEST_VAL hello-world

The issue is related to devbox run not devbox shell.

PhilT avatar Dec 16 '25 13:12 PhilT