----- "./aal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> >
> >
> >
> > Steven, is "sourcing" the same as "dotting in" a script?  It sounds
> > like the way I've seen to reload your .bashrc settings without
> having
> > to log out:
> >
> > $ echo "FOOBAR=BAZ" >> .bashrc
> > $ env |grep FOO
> > $ . .bashrc
> > $ env |grep FOO
> > FOOBAR=BAZ
> >
> >
> 
> Good question.
> 
> is                             # . <file>
> the same as            # source <file>
> 
> I use "source /etc/profile" after chrooting
> would  ". /etc/profile"  do the same thing?

I am not certain, but I think so. One of the problems with
. <file> running of apps is when the script issues an exit
command. The NVIDIA driver install package does this. 
Nothing more fun than suing to root and using . <file> to
avoid chmoding the file and it exits and exits your root
shell when you have to fix a problem and reinstall.

-- 
Steven Critchfield [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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