README.md

Load Env Action

This GitHub Action loads environment variables from a .env‑style file into the job environment so they are available to all subsequent steps in the same job.

Features

• Reads variables from any .env‑style file
• Supports comments (# ...) and blank lines inside the .env file
• Provides the loaded environment variables by exporting them into $GITHUB_ENV

Inputs

Input	Description	Required
file	Path to the .env file to be loaded	Yes

Usage

Example Workflow

name: "Example with Load Env"

on: push

jobs:
    example:
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
        steps:
            - uses: actions/checkout@v6

            - name: Load environment variables
              uses: technance-foundation/github-actions/load-env@main
              with:
                  file: .env.ci

            - name: Do work with the loaded env
              run: ...

Notes

• This action does not override variables already set in the workflow or job env: block — those take precedence.
• If the file path provided in file does not exist, the action will fail.