ctroenv generate

Generate a .env.example file from your schema.

Usage

ctroenv generate [options]

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
--output	string	.env.example	Output file path
--no-comments	boolean	false	Omit comments from output

Output Format

The generated file includes:

• Comments describing each variable (from .describe() in your schema)
• Type and required/optional annotations
• Default values when applicable
• Secret variables are left empty (value not written)

# CtroEnv — Environment Variables
# Generated from schema. Edit the schema, not this file.

# Primary database connection string
# Required: yes
# Type: url
DATABASE_URL=

# Server port
# Required: no
# Type: port
# Default: 3000
PORT=3000

# JWT signing secret
# Required: yes
# Type: string
# (secret — do not commit this value)
# JWT_SECRET=

# Enable debug logging
# Required: no
# Type: boolean
# Default: false
DEBUG=false

Examples

Basic generation

ctroenv generate

Custom output path

ctroenv generate --output .env.sample

Minimal output (no comments)

ctroenv generate --no-comments

DATABASE_URL=
PORT=3000
# JWT_SECRET=
DEBUG=false