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Updated CLI export doc to document the new --output-file behavior

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Carlos Monastyrski
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## Description ## Description
Export environment variables from the platform into a file format. Export environment variables from the platform into a file format.
By default, secrets are saved to `.env` for dotenv formats or `secrets.{format}` for other formats in the current directory.
## Subcommands & flags ## Subcommands & flags
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```bash ```bash
$ infisical export $ infisical export
# Export variables to a .env file # Export variables to .env file (default behavior)
infisical export > .env infisical export
# Export variables to a .env file (with export keyword) # Export variables to .env file with explicit format
infisical export --format=dotenv-export > .env infisical export --format=dotenv
# Export variables to a CSV file # Export variables to .env file (with export keyword)
infisical export --format=csv > secrets.csv infisical export --format=dotenv-export
# Export variables to a JSON file # Export variables to secrets.csv file
infisical export --format=json > secrets.json infisical export --format=csv
# Export variables to a YAML file # Export variables to secrets.json file
infisical export --format=yaml > secrets.yaml infisical export --format=json
# Export variables to secrets.yaml file
infisical export --format=yaml
# Export to custom file path
infisical export --format=json --output-file=./config/prod-secrets.json
# Export to directory (uses default filename)
infisical export --format=yaml --output-file=./secrets/
# Render secrets using a custom template file # Render secrets using a custom template file
infisical export --template=<path to template> infisical export --template=<path to template>
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### flags ### flags
<Accordion title="--output-file">
The path to write the output file to. Can be a full file path, directory, or filename.
```bash
# Export to specific file
infisical export --format=json --output-file=secrets.json
# Export to directory (uses default filename based on format)
infisical export --format=yaml --output-file=./config/
# Export with full path
infisical export --format=csv --output-file=/home/user/secrets/prod.csv
# Export with home directory expansion
infisical export --format=json --output-file=~/secrets/prod.json
```
**Default behavior when not specified:**
- For `dotenv` and `dotenv-export` formats: defaults to `.env`
- For other formats: defaults to `secrets.{format}` (e.g., `secrets.json`, `secrets.csv`)
- All defaults save to the current working directory
</Accordion>
<Accordion title="--template"> <Accordion title="--template">
The `--template` flag specifies the path to the template file used for rendering secrets. When using templates, you can omit the other format flags. The `--template` flag specifies the path to the template file used for rendering secrets. When using templates, you can omit the other format flags.