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/usr/bin/envsubst

envsubst utility from gettext for substituting environment variables in shell format strings

From gettext-envsubst 1.0-r8 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running envsubst --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: /usr/bin/envsubst [OPTION] [SHELL-FORMAT]

Substitutes the values of environment variables.

Operation mode:
  -v, --variables             output the variables occurring in SHELL-FORMAT

Informative output:
  -h, --help                  display this help and exit
  -V, --version               output version information and exit

In normal operation mode, standard input is copied to standard output,
with references to environment variables of the form $VARIABLE or ${VARIABLE}
being replaced with the corresponding values.  If a SHELL-FORMAT is given,
only those environment variables that are referenced in SHELL-FORMAT are
substituted; otherwise all environment variables references occurring in
standard input are substituted.

When --variables is used, standard input is ignored, and the output consists
of the environment variables that are referenced in SHELL-FORMAT, one per line.

Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext>
or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
Options (3)
OptionDescriptionSource
-v, --variablesoutput the variables occurring in SHELL-FORMAThelp + man
-h, --helpdisplay this help and exithelp + man
-V, --versionoutput version information and exithelp + man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.