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Environment variables
editEnvironment variables
editThe same settings can be defined as environment variables instead of a
configuration file or to override certain settings of the YAML file.
If setting environment variables, you’ll need to prefix the
configuration parameter with EC_ and capitalize the setting,
i.e. EC_HOST or EC_USER.
export EC_API_KEY=bWFyYzo4ZTJmNmZkNjY5ZmQ0MDBkOTQ3ZjI3MTg3ZWI5MWZhYjpOQktHY05jclE0cTBzcUlnTXg3QTd3
Special Environment Variables
editexport EC_CONFIG=$HOME/.ecctl/cloud.yaml