Re: [SLE] Using bash to change current environment, or...?

Mark Gray wrote:

"Steven T. Hatton" writes:

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Hey,

If I wanted to run a bash script to, say, check out a tree from a cvs repository, and then leave me with a modified environment, how would I do it?

You would "source" the script -- in bash:

. script_to_execute

or you can also use the csh syntax with bash:

source script_to_execute

This causes the current bash to read and interpret the script. (See help . help source and man bash)

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I had thought about sourcing the file, but I never tryed to source a file using the $PATH. For some strange reason I thought that was not possible. I just tried it, and it seems to work. Thanks! I have been using source for a lot of things, but I always give a full path to the surce file. Lean something new every day. Or unlearn something as the case may be. Steve -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq