import { type PathLike } from "node:fs";
/**
 * Parse a `.env` file into a record. Returns `{}` when the file is absent (a `.env` is optional — the real environment
 * is the source of truth; see {@link file://./index.ts}). Values are strings, as written.
 */
export declare function loadEnvFile<T extends object = object>(envFilePath: PathLike): T;
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