.env- ((link)) Jun 2026

# SSH into your server find /var/www/html -type f -name ".env-*" -ls

Generally, you don't need quotes unless the value contains spaces. # SSH into your server find /var/www/html -type f -name "

Developers are lazy (in the best way—we hate repetitive work). The .env- pattern usually emerges from a well-intentioned desire to organize multiple environments without typing long commands. Your secrets are the keys to your digital kingdom

Your secrets are the keys to your digital kingdom. Don't hang them on a hook labeled with a dash. Secure your environment files with rigorous naming conventions, automated guards, and a healthy paranoia of the pattern: . Make it executable: A

Make it executable:

A .env file is a simple text file that stores environment variables for an application. It's a convenient way to manage configuration settings that vary across different environments. The file typically contains key-value pairs, where each key is an environment variable name, and the value is the corresponding value for that variable.

The hyphen is the critical character. It is not a dot ( . ), an underscore ( _ ), or a slash ( / ). It is a dash. And in the world of glob patterns, libraries, and operating systems, the dash changes everything.