
What is the difference between "." "./" and "source"? [duplicate]
Sep 27, 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 …
Source vs . why different behaviour? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
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 …
What is the difference between '.' and 'source' in shells?
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 …
How to export variables from a file? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
A dangerous one-liner that doesn't require source: export $(xargs <file) It can't handle comments, frequently used in environment files It can't handle values with whitespace, like in the question …
bash script error: source: not found - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
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 …
What is the difference between ~/.profile and ~/.bash_profile?
Feb 27, 2019 · The original sh sourced .profile on startup. bash will try to source .bash_profile first, but if that doesn't exist, it will source .profile 1. Note that if bash is started as sh (e.g. …
How do I apply the changes to the .zshrc file after editing it?
Jul 28, 2019 · You could source the new file, which would work for some changes, possibly including updating the PATH variable (depending on other lines). However, sourcing it would …
Why can `BASH_SOURCE` be used to obtain the current directory …
Jul 30, 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, …
diagnosing chronyc sources unusable - time won't sync
Trying to get chrony working on a LAN, in RHEL-8.10. The service on either my chrony server or a client appears to be functional as reported by a service chronyd status -l. However I cannot get …
How can I reduce a video's size with ffmpeg?
How can I use ffmpeg to reduce the size of a video by lowering the quality (as minimally as possible, naturally, because I need it to run on a mobile device that doesn't have much …