aarcangeli/Load .env file

Read .env file and export variables to $GITHUB_ENV

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Maintenance Recency: Stalelast commit Dec 2, 2024
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uses: aarcangeli/load-dotenv@2afd907c7bb1c0324d22a6192693213867e77443 # v1.1.0

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Inputs

name	description	required	default
path	The directory to find the '.env' file. Relative paths are resolved inside the workspace directory	no	.
filenames	Override the name of the file to load. Multiple files are allowed.	no	.env
quiet	If true, don't print variables to log	no	false
if-file-not-found	The desired behavior if the .env is not found using the provided path. Available Options: warn: Output a warning but do not fail the action error: Fail the action with an error message ignore: Do not output any warnings or errors, the action does not fail	no	error
expand	If true, expand variables in the .env file. For example, if the .env file contains `FOO=bar` and `BAR=$FOO`, the value of `BAR` will be `bar`.	no	false

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