Keys deleted from .env.example when not in .env

[Leandro Di Lorenzo]

Hi @codeshifu , I have this problem.

Sometimes I keep some keys in .env.example for documentation but not in .env because I use defaults or something.

So, if you have keys in .env.example but not in .env, when you sync they are deleted from .env.example.

Example

.env:

BOTH=1
ENV=0

.env.example:

BOTH=2
EXAMPLE=42
ANOTHER=24
ENV=3

run sync-dotenv then

.env.example:

BOTH=2
ENV=3

The keys EXAMPLE and ANOTHER were deleted.

Thanks

[Luqman Olushi Opemipo]

Will look into this as well. Thanks for reporting

[Luqman Olushi Opemipo]

Hi @leandrojdl, this has been resolved in v2.5.0 release. See the docs for usage https://github.com/codeshifu/sync-dotenv#preserving-variables-in-sample-env

[Luqman Olushi Opemipo]

@leandrojdl There was a problem with the release build of the library in v2.5.0 using [microbundle][https://www.npmjs.com/package/microbundle) as reported here #28.

This has been fixed. Please consider using the patch at v2.5.1 or using the latest version

[Leandro Di Lorenzo]

Hi @codeshifu

I just tried it with version v2.6.0 and it's still happening.

[Luqman Olushi Opemipo]

Did you follow the guide here? https://github.com/codeshifu/sync-dotenv#preserving-variables-in-sample-env

[Leandro Di Lorenzo]

Yes, I add that configuration first, but it's still deleting keys in .env.example

[Luqman Olushi Opemipo]

Hey @leandrojdl, I just tried on my end and it seems to be working fine. If you don't mind, I'll like to see a reproducible example

[Leandro Di Lorenzo]

Sorry, I tried again while I was writing a reproducible example and now it's not happening. I don't know why. Maybe npm cache.

So, it's OK, now it's works.

Thanks