From 13a616b29a34bef5050e40753e12ff3d107d3082 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ulysses Souza Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:15:40 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update project directory precedence Signed-off-by: Ulysses Souza --- compose/env-file.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/compose/env-file.md b/compose/env-file.md index d5ee6623df..2cf75c4c09 100644 --- a/compose/env-file.md +++ b/compose/env-file.md @@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ title: Declare default environment variables in file --- Compose supports declaring default environment variables in an environment file -named `.env` placed in the folder where the `docker-compose` command is executed -*(current working directory)*. +named `.env` placed in the project directory. The project directory is specified by order of precedence: +- `--project-dir` flag +- Folder of the first `--file` flag +- Current directory ## Syntax rules