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cmd/main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+)
+
+// init is invoked before main()
+func init() {
+	// loads values from .env into the system
+	if err := godotenv.Load(); err != nil {
+		log.Print("No .env file found")
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// Get the GREETING environment variable
+	greeting, exists := os.LookupEnv("GREETING")
+
+	if exists {
+		fmt.Println(greeting)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("fin")
+}