From 34c4963d455f56502275daeeed18a86c570fd737 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pawciobiel <pawciobiel@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:12:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] test(dotenv): add regression test for CLI_ARGS with
 root-level dotenv

---
 task_test.go                          | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 testdata/dotenv/cli_args/.env         |  1 +
 testdata/dotenv/cli_args/Taskfile.yml |  8 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 testdata/dotenv/cli_args/.env
 create mode 100644 testdata/dotenv/cli_args/Taskfile.yml

diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index 9d54af9740..92e5e99e02 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -1802,6 +1802,27 @@ func TestTaskDotenvWithVarName(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestDotenvWithCLIArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	var buff bytes.Buffer
+	e := task.NewExecutor(
+		task.WithDir("testdata/dotenv/cli_args"),
+		task.WithStdout(&buff),
+		task.WithStderr(&buff),
+		task.WithSilent(true),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, e.Setup())
+
+	specialVars := ast.NewVars()
+	specialVars.Set("CLI_ARGS", ast.Var{Value: "hello world"})
+	e.Taskfile.Vars.ReverseMerge(specialVars, nil)
+
+	err := e.Run(t.Context(), &task.Call{Task: "default"})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "args=hello world\n", buff.String())
+}
+
 func TestExitImmediately(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/testdata/dotenv/cli_args/.env b/testdata/dotenv/cli_args/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c075a74be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/dotenv/cli_args/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FOO=bar
diff --git a/testdata/dotenv/cli_args/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/dotenv/cli_args/Taskfile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58cd7b5828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/dotenv/cli_args/Taskfile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: '3'
+
+dotenv: ['.env']
+
+tasks:
+  default:
+    cmds:
+      - echo "args={{.CLI_ARGS}}"