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Re: Special PATH variable for sourcing scripts?
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Matheus Afonso Martins Moreira |
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Re: Special PATH variable for sourcing scripts? |
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Mon, 22 Apr 2024 02:12:08 +0000 |
> Instead of diving into the semantics of what counts as a "library,"
> how about we just consider different variable names? BASH_SOURCE_PATH?
> SOURCE_PATH?
Sure. I think BASH_SOURCE_PATH is great.
It denotes the fact it is specific to
both bash and the source builtin.
> Sourcing reusable code seems fine.
I agree, the source builtin is good.
It can even pass arguments to the scripts.
> How else would it work?
I suppose creating a dedicated builtin for this
is also an option. Just like the enable builtin
which I saw in the documentation. I thought that
was where discussion was heading for a moment there.
Re: Special PATH variable for sourcing scripts?, Chet Ramey, 2024/04/22
Re: Special PATH variable for sourcing scripts?, David Ongaro, 2024/04/29