Env variables with special characters

[Deepak13245]

Bug report

Describe the bug

Env variables having special characters are not being loaded from .env.local

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior, please provide code snippets or a repository:

1. In .env.local add a variable with special characters. NEXT_PUBLIC_TEST="abcd$ef"
2. In next.config.js add a log. console.log(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TEST)
3. The log will print only abcd

Expected behavior

It should load complete value abcd$ef

System information

• OS: macOS
• Version of Next.js: 9.4.4
• Version of Node.js: 12.9.1

[Tudes]

Hi, @Deepak13245 I'm not sure if the issue is with NextJS per se.

With dotenv previously you'd have to escape the $ sign in environment variables. You'll have to do the same here e.g. abcd\$ef

[Deepak13245]

Got it ! Thanks @Tudes

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