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•Created by Explorer on 4/10/2025 in #help

In included file, cannot set task dir with a variable containing absolute path

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•Created by Explorer on 4/7/2025 in #help

dotenv merges in inverse order?

Hi, when specifying two dotenv files that contain common keys, it seems that priority is given to the first file instead of the last file. This seems counter-intuitive to me and is the opposite of what was found in https://discord.com/channels/974121106208354339/1064231491883782215/1064231491883782215. first.env:

A=a
B=b

A=a
B=b

second.env:

B=x
C=c

B=x
C=c

Taskfile.yml:

version: "3"
dotenv: ["first.env", "second.env"]
tasks:
  test: echo Variable B holds value $B

version: "3"
dotenv: ["first.env", "second.env"]
tasks:
  test: echo Variable B holds value $B

Running "task test" gives as output

Variable B holds value b

Variable B holds value b

while I would expect

Variable B holds value x

Variable B holds value x

Is it a bug or a feature?

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