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Expand Up @@ -543,7 +543,8 @@ Loads environment variables from a file relative to the current directory,
making them available to applications on `process.env`. The [environment
variables which configure Node.js][environment_variables], such as `NODE_OPTIONS`,
are parsed and applied. If the same variable is defined in the environment and
in the file, the value from the environment takes precedence.
in the file, the value from the environment takes precedence. A file is silently
ignored when it cannot be found.

You can pass multiple `--env-file` arguments. Subsequent files override
pre-existing variables defined in previous files.
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