1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/formatENV.go b/formatENV.go
index 0d1efc3..3718b1f 100644
--- a/formatENV.go
+++ b/formatENV.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func formatENV() (string, error) {
 	var out string
 	uniques := make(map[string]*Key) // check to make sure there are no duplicate entries
 
+	// todo: remove this duplicate entry check once duplicates aren't a problem anymore
 	for c := range envPB.IterAll() {
 		key := strings.ToLower(c.Var)
 		if len(strings.Fields(key)) != 1 {
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ func formatENV() (string, error) {
 			log.Info("key has nil c", key)
 			continue
 		}
+		if c.Global != "" {
+			// don't write out anything defined globally
+			continue
+		}
 		line := fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", c.Var, c.Value)
 		out += line + "\n"
 	}