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  1. 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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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, …

  6. shell - What is the difference between sourcing ('.' or 'source') and ...

    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, 7 months ago

  7. Unable to detect Python kernels in VS Code Jupyter notebooks …

    Dec 20, 2024 · Based on your solving attempt log the reason can be in version of VS code Jupyter extension that periodically breaks this feature. E.g. for me 2025.5.2025051601 kernels …

  8. 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 …

  9. 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. …

  10. bash - Revert '.' or 'source' - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

    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 …