How to use .env variable in npm script

Question

In my .env I have the following variable:

SHOPIFY_STORE_URL=mystore.myshopify.com

Now I want to use this variable in a npm script:

  "scripts": {
    "shopify-login": "shopify login --store=SHOPIFY_STORE_URL",
  },

so $ npm run shopify-login should execute $ shopify login --store=mystore.myshopify.com

How can I achieve this?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34650527/how-to-use-environment-variables-in-package-json — Andy, Nov 11 '21 at 15:50
Does this answer your question? [How to use environment variables in package.json](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34650527/how-to-use-environment-variables-in-package-json) — evolutionxbox, Nov 11 '21 at 15:51
I don't understand these answers, as they are not clear, how they named their characters in their .env. — Cenasa, Nov 11 '21 at 15:53

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 11 '21 at 16:47

When you are on a linux/mac operating system - this should work:

# .env
SHOPIFY_STORE_URL=mystore.myshopify.com

my test case:

  "scripts": {
    "shopify-login": "source .env && echo $SHOPIFY_STORE_URL"
  }

your test case:

  "scripts": {
    "shopify-login": "source .env && shopify login --store=$SHOPIFY_STORE_URL",
  },

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