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Install dotenv-linter with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Lightning-fast linter for .env files written in Rust. Version 4.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#dotenv-linter.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dotenv-linter

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dotenv-linter

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dotenv-linter · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dotenv-linter

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/do/dotenv-linter/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Lightning-fast linter for .env files written in Rust

Commands and aliases

  • dotenv-linter

history

Project history and usage

dotenv-linter is a Rust command-line linter for dotenv-style .env files. It occupies a small but practical niche in developer tooling: catching duplicate keys, formatting mistakes, missing values, and other problems in configuration files before an application fails at runtime.

Project history

The project reached a public 1.0.0 release on January 1, 2020, and its README presents the Rust rewrite as the fast successor to an earlier dotenv-linter implementation. The official documentation grew around checks, fix mode, diff mode, installation options, and CI integrations rather than a large application framework.

Adoption history

Adoption has mostly followed the package-manager and CI-tooling route. The project documents GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Super-Linter, reviewdog, pre-commit hooks, and package-manager installation paths, which made it easy to add to existing repositories without changing application code.

How it is used

Developers use dotenv-linter locally or in CI to scan one or more .env files, automatically fix some warnings, or compare .env and .env.example files for missing keys. It is language-agnostic because dotenv files are used across many ecosystems.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, dotenv-linter is a compact example of the modern Rust CLI pattern: a single executable, fast startup, prebuilt install script, Homebrew/Nix/APK packaging, and direct CI integration. Its significance is not broad platform history but the way it packages a tiny quality gate as a reproducible CLI tool.

Timeline

  • 2020: v1.0.0 was published on GitHub releases.
  • 2020: v2.x releases added to the project during the broader Rust CLI rewrite period.
  • 2021: v3.0.0 was published, reflecting continued maintenance of the Rust implementation.

Related projects

  • dotenv
  • reviewdog
  • pre-commit
  • GitHub Super-Linter

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
dotenv-linterexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version4.0.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:dotenv-linter
Version4.0.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://dotenv-linter.github.io
Repositoryhttps://github.com/dotenv-linter/dotenv-linter
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

dotenv-linter

nix profile install nixpkgs#dotenv-linter
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dotenv Linter
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/do/dotenv-linter/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

dotenv-linter 4.0.0-r0

Lightning-fast linter for .env files

https://dotenv-linter.github.io

sudo apk add dotenv-linter
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dotenv-linter
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dotenv Linter
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dotenv-linter from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation