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 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 …

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 …

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, when …

What is the difference between sourcing ('.' or 'source') and executing a file in bash? Ask Question Asked 13 years, 3 months ago Modified 4 years, 8 months ago

Apr 4, 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 …

Nov 7, 2017 · I accidentally sourced the wrong environment from a script. Is there any way to 'unsource' it or in other words to revert it and restore the previous environment? The obvious …

Oct 1, 2014 · You have to source the file otherwise the aliases have a very short lifespan: the duration of the invoked shell. I have this in my .bashrc: if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then . …

The source command will: Read and execute commands from the filename argument in the current shell context. If filename does not contain a slash, the PATH variable is used to find …

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