You can even mix both formats, although it's probably a bad idea.
### ZSH_DOTENV_FILE
You can also modify the name of the file to be loaded with the variable `ZSH_DOTENV_FILE`.
If the variable isn't set, the plugin will default to use `.env`.
For example, this will make the plugin look for files named `.dotenv` and load them:
```
# in ~/.zshrc, before Oh My Zsh is sourced:
ZSH_DOTENV_FILE=.dotenv
```
## Version Control
**It's strongly recommended to add `.env` file to `.gitignore`**, because usually it contains sensitive information such as your credentials, secret keys, passwords etc. You don't want to commit this file, it's supposed to be local only.