From a9803cd2b3731aa6135969f9e415e24fdc6bf5d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Allie Sadler <102604716+aevesdocker@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:58:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Issue triage (#23228)

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## Description

Closes https://github.com/docker/docs/issues/23222
Closes https://github.com/docker/docs/issues/23223

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 .../compose/how-tos/environment-variables/envvars.md   | 10 ++++++++++
 content/manuals/retired.md                             |  1 +
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/content/manuals/compose/how-tos/environment-variables/envvars.md b/content/manuals/compose/how-tos/environment-variables/envvars.md
index f17aa2b9f2..25ed517d21 100644
--- a/content/manuals/compose/how-tos/environment-variables/envvars.md
+++ b/content/manuals/compose/how-tos/environment-variables/envvars.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ This page explains how to set or change the following pre-defined environment va
 - `COMPOSE_ANSI`
 - `COMPOSE_STATUS_STDOUT`
 - `COMPOSE_ENV_FILES`
+- `COMPOSE_DISABLE_ENV_FILE`
 - `COMPOSE_MENU`
 - `COMPOSE_EXPERIMENTAL`
 - `COMPOSE_PROGRESS`
@@ -123,6 +124,15 @@ COMPOSE_ENV_FILES=.env.envfile1, .env.envfile2
 
 If `COMPOSE_ENV_FILES` is not set, and you don't provide `--env-file` in the CLI, Docker Compose uses the default behavior, which is to look for an `.env` file in the project directory.
 
+#### COMPOSE\_DISABLE\_ENV\_FILE
+
+Lets you disable the use of the default `.env` file. 
+
+- Supported values: 
+    - `true` or `1`, Compose ignores the `.env` file
+    - `false` or `0`, Compose looks for an `.env` file in the project directory
+- Defaults to: `0`
+
 ### Environment handling and container lifecycle
 
 #### COMPOSE\_CONVERT\_WINDOWS\_PATHS
diff --git a/content/manuals/retired.md b/content/manuals/retired.md
index c99eec578f..a1fc9e878e 100644
--- a/content/manuals/retired.md
+++ b/content/manuals/retired.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ aliases:
   - /desktop/features/dev-environments/set-up/
   - /desktop/features/dev-environments/share/
   - /desktop/features/dev-environments/dev-cli/
+  - /desktop/dev-environments/
 ---
 
 This document provides an overview of Docker features, products, and