environment variable specificity issue

[cklanac]

Maybe I'm misunderstood, but the Config files documentation says that environment variables specified on the command line with override the values in the config files.

Setup

For easy demonstration purposes, create a node project with the following:

package.json

{
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "nodemon index.js",
    "alt": "SOME_VAR=override nodemon index.js"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "nodemon": "^2.0.21"
  }
}

nodemon.json

{
    "env": {
        "SOME_VAR": "default"
    }
}

index.js

console.log('SOME_VAR: ', process.env.SOME_VAR)

Expected behavior

• Running npm run dev outputs SOME_VAR: default
• Running npm run alt outputs SOME_VAR: override <== this is expected

Actual behavior

• Running npm run dev outputs SOME_VAR: default
• Running npm run alt outputs SOME_VAR: default <== this is actual

More Information

Other variations produce the same result:

• Install nodemon globally and run on the command line:

$ SOME_VAR=override nodemon index.js output SOME_VAR: default

• Install cross-env globally and run on the command line:

$ cross-env SOME_VAR=override nodemon index.js output SOME_VAR: default

• Setup a demo replit.com with the same results:

• https://replit.com/@CHRISKLANAC/nodemon-env-specificity?v=1

My environment details

• Operating system/terminal environment: MacOS Ventura 13.2.1 using zsh
• Command you ran: node@v14.21.2, darwin@22.3.0

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