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+commit_ref: 578794065fe194b11e28a7484c3dde6b0a0e138d
+title: "Store dotenv by default in current folder"
+author: "Janik von Rotz <login@janikvonrotz.ch>"
+state: completed
+date_completed: 2025-10-12
+model: moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6
+input_tokens: 34967
+output_tokens: 8866
+---
+
+# Store dotenv by default in current folder
+
+Note: @Clanker refers to the "ai agent" (you) who is working on this prompt file.
+
+@Clanker when working on this prompt file, make sure to:
+
+- Read context and task section first
+- Prepare a list of todos
+- Update the todo list while working on task
+
+## Context
+
+@Clanker Read the `AGENTS.md` and `README.md` to get an understanding of the project.
+
+## Task
+
+The command `task create-dotenv` creates a new dotenv file from template and stores in the `TASKFILE_DOTENV_DIR`.
+
+Instead of making this the default, I want to have parameter -g / --global. This makes the dotenv "globally" available to other taskfile scripts.
+
+Remove the special case for `secrets` template.
+
+Document this flag in `library.md`.
+
+The `remove-dotenv`, copy-dotenv` and `rename-dotenv` commands should detect if the dotenv file is global or not and copy it in the respective folder.
+
+## Worklog
+
+Modified `bin/create-dotenv` to store `.env` files in the current directory by default.
+Added `-g` / `--global` flag to store files in `TASK_DOTENV_DIR` instead.
+Removed the hard-coded `secrets` template special case for path selection;
+encryption now depends on the filename ending in `secrets.env` regardless of template.
+
+Updated `docs/library.md` and `task.template` to document the new `-g` flag.
+
+Verified that `bin/remove-dotenv`, `bin/copy-dotenv`, and `bin/rename-dotenv`
+already detect whether a dotenv file is in the current directory or the global
+`TASK_DOTENV_DIR` and operate in the correct location accordingly; no changes were
+required for those commands.
+
+All modified scripts pass shellcheck.