.env.sample ((install)) ✓

Explain each variable’s purpose, format, and optionality.

New developers often make the mistake of committing their actual .env file to GitHub. By providing a .env.sample , you establish a workflow: Copy .env.sample to a new file named .env . Fill in the real credentials. Keep the secrets local. 3. It Standardizes Environments .env.sample

The project developer creates .env.sample and commits it to git. Explain each variable’s purpose, format, and optionality

# simple sed sed 's/=.*/=/' .env > .env.sample Explain each variable’s purpose