shell

Enter an interactive shell for rapid secret management.

The shell command launches an interactive REPL-style shell for managing secrets without re-entering your password for each command.

Usage#

redenv shell

Options#

Flag	Description
`-p, --project <name>`	Project name
`-e, --env <env>`	Environment name

Interactive Flow#

$ redenv shell

Connecting to my-app (development)...
? Enter your Master Password: ********


┌─────────────────────────────┐
│     🚀  Welcome to the Redenv Interactive Shell │
├─────────────┬───────────────┤
│ Project                            │ my-app                                 │
│ Environment                │ development                      │
│ User                                 │ dev@example.com          │
└─────────────┴───────────────┘
Type "help" for commands, or "exit" to quit.

redenv › my-app:development $ list
📦 Variables for my-app (development):

API_KEY
│
└─ sk_test_abc123

redenv › my-app:development $ add NEW_KEY
? Enter the value for NEW_KEY: my-secret-value
✔ Added 'NEW_KEY' to my-app (development).

redenv › my-app:development $ exit

Exiting Redenv Shell. Goodbye!

Available Commands#

All Redenv commands work inside the shell without the redenv prefix.

Command	Description
`<any command>`	Run any Redenv command
`help [command]`	Show help for command(s)
`exit` or `quit`	Exit the shell

System Commands#

Command	Description
`clear`	Clear the terminal screen
`ls`	List files
`pwd`	Print working directory
`echo`	Print a string

Benefits#

No password re-entry — Authenticate once, run many commands
Context preservation — Stay in the same project/environment
Faster workflow — Skip repetitive prompts
Command history — Use arrow keys to recall previous commands

Info

Shell mode is ideal for bulk operations like adding multiple secrets or reviewing configurations across environments.

Switching Environments#

You can switch environments without exiting:

redenv › my-app:development $ switch env
? Select environment:
❯ production
  staging

✔ Switched to "production" environment.

redenv › my-app:production $ list
📦 Variables for my-app (production):
...

list - View secrets
add - Add secrets
switch env - Switch environments