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Correct docs on which .env.* files are supported. #2247

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20 changes: 10 additions & 10 deletions packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
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`.env` files **should be** checked into source control (with the exclusion of `.env*.local`).

What other `.env` files are can be used?
#### What other `.env` files are can be used?

>Note: this feature is available with `react-scripts@1.0.0` and higher.
>Note: this feature is **available with `react-scripts@1.0.0` and higher**.

* `.env` - Default
* `.env.development`, `.env.test`, `.env.production` - Environment-specific settings.
* `.env.local` - Local overrides. This file is loaded for all environments except test.
* `.env.development.local`, `.env.test.local`, `.env.production.local` - Local overrides of environment-specific settings.
* `.env`: Default.
* `.env.local`: Local overrides. **This file is loaded for all environments except test.**
* `.env.development`, `.env.test`, `.env.production`: Environment-specific settings.
* `.env.development.local`, `.env.test.local`, `.env.production.local`: Local overrides of environment-specific settings.

File priority, from left to right:
Files on the left have more priority than files on the right:

* npm test - `.env.test.local`, `env.test`, `.env.local`, `.env`
* npm run build - `.env.production.local`, `env.production`, `.env.local`, `.env`
* npm start - `.env.development.local`, `env.development`, `.env.local`, `.env`
* `npm start`: `.env.development.local`, `.env.development`, `.env.local`, `.env`
* `npm run build`: `.env.production.local`, `.env.production`, `.env.local`, `.env`
* `npm test`: `.env.test.local`, `.env.test`, `.env` (note `.env.local` is missing)

These variables will act as the defaults if the machine does not explicitly set them.<br>
Please refer to the [dotenv documentation](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv) for more details.
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