Direnv
Direnv is a program that automatically loads and unloads environment variables based on the current directory.
Installation
Via your package manager, e.g. apt install direnv. You also need to add a
shell hook, e.g. with Bash:
echo 'eval "$(direnv hook bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
Usage
You need to run direnv allow .envrc only from the root of the monorepo. From
there on, Direnv will automatically load/unload a number of LYC_PATH*
environment variables when you enter/leave the monorepo.