> "source" or ".": which one do you prefer and why? This is purely a personal preference and a matter of taste. It's not based on one being more technically correct over another.
When there is a choice in the matter, I prefer to use "source" because I find it overall easier to read and interpret. I think a similar point can be used when naming variables in scripts and programs. You can name something $i because it's easy to type or you can name it $current_iteration which is annoying to type over and over again. To somebody else reading your code, it's a lot more descriptive and you can quicker find out what a script is doing. Or better, what it's supposed to be doing but due to a bug it isn't. If you're writing scripts or programs for yourself, and you know what a 'dot' does versus 'source' it likely doesn't matter and you may find yourself using the dot because it's less to type. If you mean for your scripts to be read and used by others, you may decide to use the full word 'source' for clarity. Gerard -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
