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How Do You Source in Linux?

Chloe Bennett • • 4 min read
How Do You Source in Linux?
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What is the source command in Linux?

source is a shell built-in command which is used to read and execute the content of a file(generally set of commands), passed as an argument in the current shell script. The command after taking the content of the specified files passes it to the TCL interpreter as a text script which then gets executed.

How do you source a path in Linux?

To Set PATH on Linux

  1. Change to your home directory. cd $HOME.
  2. Open the . bashrc file.
  3. Add the following line to the file. Replace the JDK directory with the name of your java installation directory. export PATH=/usr/java/<JDK Directory>/bin:$PATH.
  4. Save the file and exit. Use the source command to force Linux to reload the .
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