view

View the decrypted value of a specific environment variable.

The view command displays the current decrypted value of a single secret, with automatic reference expansion.

Usage#

redenv view <key>

Arguments#

Name	Required	Description
`key`	Yes	The environment variable name to view

Options#

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

Examples#

# View a secret interactively
redenv view API_KEY

# View in specific environment
redenv view DATABASE_URL --env production

# View from specific project
redenv view SECRET_KEY --project my-app --env staging

Interactive Flow#

$ redenv view API_KEY

? Enter your Master Password: ********
⠋ Fetching value for API_KEY in my-app...
✔ Found key in my-app (development)

API_KEY
│
└─ sk_test_abc123xyz

If no environment is specified and no local config exists, you'll be prompted to select one:

$ redenv view API_KEY --project my-app

? Enter your Master Password: ********
? Select environment:
❯ development
  staging
  production

Variable Expansion#

If the secret contains references, both the raw and expanded values are shown:

$ redenv view AUTH_URL

AUTH_URL
│
└─ ${BASE_URL}/auth (https://api.example.com/auth)

The value in parentheses is the fully expanded result after resolving all references.

Multiline Values#

Multiline secrets display with proper formatting:

$ redenv view PRIVATE_KEY

PRIVATE_KEY
│
└─ -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
   MIIEowIBAAKCAQEA...
   -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

Info

Keys starting with __ are reserved for internal metadata and cannot be viewed. Use list to see all available keys.

list - View all secrets
edit - Modify a secret
history view - View version history