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. Note that if bash is started as sh (e.g. /bin/sh is a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Aug 18, 2013 · I suddenly came across the term "ephemeral port" in a Linux article that I was reading, but the author did not mention what it is. What is an ephemeral port in UNIX?

Mar 8, 2012 · I'm just asking out of curiosity, is there a way to obtain a 'pure' so to say copy of Unix? So, not OS X or Linux with Unix in the background, but simply Unix..

I found the .bashrc file and I want to know the purpose/function of it. Also how and when is it used?

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 …

Sep 1, 2018 · When I added a vim plugin, VimAwesome document said that :source %. What does this mean? I'd like to understand % meaning.

Aug 7, 2020 · In this case, apt source downloaded the native linux-signed-amd64_*.tar.xz source package and then unpacks it. When we use debuild or dpkg-buildpackage, we normally …