---
title: "Keeping your .env.example file updated"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/keeping-your-env-example-file-updated--4vfyz8pe
source_url: https://downing.tech/posts/keeping-your-envexample-file-updated
type: article
source: "Laravel News"
published: 2022-02-15T14:16:52.088Z
updated: 2022-02-15T14:16:52.091Z
tags: ["php"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 13
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# Keeping your .env.example file updated

**[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · 4 min read · 13 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

Envy is a Laravel package that checks your .env.example file for missing environment variables. It is not a sync-up between .env and.example files. It reads all of your project's config files (or any other files you've configured) and finds calls to the env function. Then, it compares those calls to what's contained inside your.env file. With that knowledge it is able to suggest additions or removals for you.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@aloiscrr** · 0 upvotes

> Is there something similar to this for Node.js?

**@iamsajithk** · 0 upvotes

> Really needed for teams.

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