Set -g direnv_fish_mode disable_arrow # trigger direnv at prompt only, this is similar functionality to the original behavior TCSHĪdd the following line at the end of the ~/.cshrc file: eval `direnv hook tcsh` Elvish Set -g direnv_fish_mode eval_after_arrow # trigger direnv at prompt, and only after arrow-based directory changes before executing command ZSHĪdd the following line at the end of the ~/.zshrc file: eval '$(direnv hook zsh)' FishĪdd the following line at the end of the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fish/config.fish file: direnv hook fish | sourceįish supports 3 modes you can set with with the global environment variable direnv_fish_mode: set -g direnv_fish_mode eval_on_arrow # trigger direnv at prompt, and on every arrow-based directory change (default) Make sure it appears even after rvm, git-prompt and other shell extensions that manipulate the prompt. Each shell has it's own extension mechanism: BashĪdd the following line at the end of the ~/.bashrc file: eval '$(direnv hook bash)' Example $ cd ~/my_projectįor direnv to work properly it needs to be hooked into the shell. It is also language agnostic and can be used to build solutions similar to rbenv, pyenv, phpenv. If the file exists, it is loaded into a bash sub-shell and all exported variables are then captured by direnv and then made available to your current shell, while unset variables are removed.īecause direnv is compiled into a single static executable it is fast enough to be unnoticeable on each prompt. envrc file in the current and parent directories. This allows you to have project-specific environment variables and not clutter the '~/.profile' file.īefore each prompt it checks for the existence of an. It knows how to hook into bash, zsh and fish shell to load or unload environment variables depending on your current directory. Print some debug status information: direnv statusĭirenv is an environment variable manager for your shell.Trigger a reload of the environment: direnv reload.envrc file in the default text editor and reload the environment on exit: direnv edit. envrc present in the current directory: direnv deny. envrc present in the current directory: direnv allow.

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