How do i rename the file to .env?

[Pogzhsd2]

I cant rename the env.example to just .env
so how?!?!?!?!?

[Buttermilk-Chris]

Renaming didn't work for me either. Try (in the editor) "save as" as a name then ".env". that works for me.

[esmerome]

I tried renaming the file but my computer (MacOS) won't save any files that begin with a period. It says the file will be hidden, and sure enough, the program can't find it when I try to launch it from Terminal.

[NoahJamesTech]

You can create files that begin with a "." if you can view hidden files.

Enter the following commands to show hidden files:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool YES
killall Finder

When you're done enter these commands to hide them again:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool NO
killall Finder

[jocull]

On macOS you can easily rename with the terminal as well. This will feel foreign if you haven't done it before, but there are lots of great examples online (... or you can ask chatGPT itself for help 🤔)

# change into the directory where you need to rename
cd Documents/Projects/chatgpt/
# "move" the file to rename it - current name to destination name
mv env.example .env

Hope that helps :)