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Old 09-19-2004, 10:19 PM   #1
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reloading .bashrc file

how to reload .bashrc file without rebooting?

for example I add an alias: ls3times='ls; ls; ls' to the .bashrc file
how do I use the alias now without rebooting?
 
Old 09-19-2004, 10:22 PM   #2
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. ~/.bashrc

should do the trick. Obviously logging out and logging on will also work.
 
Old 09-20-2004, 12:08 AM   #3
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source ~/.bashrc

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