On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:12 PM, Steven S. Critchfield
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>
>
> ----- "./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]
>
>

Very true, I use "sh <file>" if I need the output visible and dont want to
bother with logging it to a file

I also use . or sh to exeute binaries that dont have the X perm set



John Kenneth Galbraith  - "The only function of economic forecasting is to
make astrology look respectable."

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