Powershell source alternative command

Question

So I am more familiar with the

source

command in linux. Usually to set my environment variables I would run the following command.

source .env

with .env being a dot file.

How do I do this command in Powershell?

help about_scripts specifically the section on DOT SOURCING. — Etan Reisner
– Etan Reisner, Commented Apr 19, 2015 at 17:32

Vic · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-23 01:36:35Z

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Create an environment file like EnvVarFile.ps1 with setting environment variable like

Set-Item Env:TestEnvVar "TestEnvVarValue"

Run ps1 file in the powershell like

. ./EnvVarFile.ps1

Use environment variables like

>$Env:TestEnvVar
TestEnvVarValue

answered Apr 19, 2015 at 17:23

Vic

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