How to export env variables from file in bash script

Question

I need to export a lot of variables like export x1=1 export x2=2

I moved all variables in file .env and tried

source .env

After it I executed

printenv

and all of this variables were absent in the list of env variables. Also I tried export $(xargs <.env) But I have commented lines in .env file and I got following messages

#': not a valid identifier

So how can I export variables from file and skip commented lines?

There is already an answer on the Stack Exchange: [How to export variables from a file?](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/79064/how-to-export-variables-from-a-file) — Boštjan Biber, Jan 11 '20 at 10:58
What exactly does a sample `.env` file that fails look like? — chepner, Jan 11 '20 at 15:36

score -3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 11 '20 at 16:46

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Try naming a file like variables.env and then try export variables.env echo $somevariable_name

answered Jan 11 '20 at 16:46

Visanth Sampath

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This does not work at all, this just marks the non-existing variable `variables.env` to be exported. – cincodenada Feb 09 '22 at 19:11

How to export env variables from file in bash script

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