Don't reject environment variables whose value contains the = char#1715
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Don't reject environment variables whose value contains the = char#1715
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Variables loaded by the env_file parameter in scripts configuration couldn't include the `=` character (split would return more than 2 elements and fail). For example, that made it impossible to reliably pass standard Base64 encoded values.
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Apr 6, 2026
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Change summary
Variables loaded by the
env_fileparameter in scripts configuration couldn't include the=character (strings.Splitwould return more than 2 elements and fail).For example, that made it impossible to reliably pass standard Base64-encoded values.
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User Impact
Users can now use environment variable values containing
=characters (e.g. Base64-encoded strings) in theirenv_filewithout the CLI rejecting them.Are there any considerations that need to be addressed for release?
None.