Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 15:03:34 +0000 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Is there any difference between 'source <path>' and '. <path>' ? Message-ID: <VI1PR02MB1200E1F932D3888B05A03275F6950@VI1PR02MB1200.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com>
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Hi, I used to be under the impression that 'source <path>' was fully equivalent to '. <path>' : both executed <path> under the current shell. (At least under Bourne shell derivatives) But a few days back, I came across an instance where source fails while invocation with period succeeds. So I feel inclined to ask whether the 2 mean the same or not ? Thanks for any help. Manish Jain
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