source is a shell keyword that is supposed to be used like this: source file where file contains valid shell commands. These shell commands will be executed in the current shell as if typed from …

27 sep. 2016 · When the script is done, any changes that it made to the environment are discarded. . script The above sources the script. It is as if the commands had been typed in …

You have an alias which is overriding the builtin source (fix with unalias source) You have a function which is overriding source (fix with unset -f source) You are somehow not using bash …

2 source is there for readability and self-documentation, . exists because it is quick to type. The commands are identical. Perl has long and short versions of many of its control variables for …

14 okt. 2017 · When I try to use source from the cron job (I have tried both directly in crontab and in a script called by crontab) it doesn't seem to work. I made a simplified version of my project …

30 jul. 2020 · I've read that BASH_SOURCE should be populated with the name of the executing script (and it works!). But why does BASH_SOURCE hold the name of the executing script, when …

Is there a resource to download a specific kernel version source? For example, I want to get 2.6.36.2 sources to compare with this package and see what changes were introduced?

4 apr. 2015 · How can I automatically source a particular shell script when I open a terminal window by right clicking somewhere and choosing "open in terminal"? For example, every time I …

21 jun. 2016 · However, when you source something, it is run in your current shell which, because it is interactive, has already loaded the aliases and therefore the fi alias is recognized and …

What is the difference between sourcing ('.' or 'source') and executing a file in bash? Ask Question Asked 13 years, 5 months ago Modified 4 years, 10 months ago