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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. 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 …

  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. 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 …

  8. 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, …

  9. 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 …

  10. scp copy direction: what is source, what is target?

    Jul 5, 2016 · And most allow multiple sources before the final target if it makes sense to do so. That includes scp. Some commands (like the GNU versions of cp and mv) have an option (e.g. …