Re: easy script question

[mark powers <phasisz@visitation.mint.net>]

: > if the ~/.bash_profile I want to run a file if it exists.  I tried using
: > 'sh filename' and none of the variables were set.  However, if I append
: > the filename to .bash_profile it works -- the variables are exported..
 
: Not sure about csh, but I think bash (and sh) needs a single dot, i.e.
: ". $HOME/.sd.sh" (without the quotes).  I believe this is refered to as
: sourcing the file.  Bash man page should have more on this.

Yep, it's called sourcing the file, in csh it's done as "source $HOME/.sd.sh" 
:)


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