diff --git a/dotenv/dotenv-tests.ts b/dotenv/dotenv-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="dotenv.d.ts" />
+
+import dotenv = require('dotenv');
+
+dotenv.config({
+    silent: true
+});
+
+dotenv.config({
+    path: '.env'
+})
+
+dotenv.config({
+    encoding: 'utf8'
+})
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diff --git a/dotenv/dotenv.d.ts b/dotenv/dotenv.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for dotenv 2.0.0
+// Project: https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv
+// Definitions by: Jussi Kinnula <https://github.com/jussikinnula/>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/jussikinnula/DefinitelyTyped
+
+interface dotenvOptions {
+    silent?: boolean;
+    path?: string;
+    encoding?: string;
+}
+
+declare module 'dotenv' {
+    export function config(options?: dotenvOptions): boolean;
+}