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Using ' What is the difference between sourcing ('.' to execute filesor 'source') and executing a file in bash?

What's the difference between executing a script like this:

./test.sh

and executing a script like this:

. test.sh?

I tried a simple, two-line script to see if I could find if there was a difference:

#!/bin/bash
ls

But both . test.sh and ./test.sh returned the same information.

Thanks.

Using '.' to execute files in bash

What's the difference between executing a script like this:

./test.sh

and executing a script like this:

. test.sh?

I tried a simple, two-line script to see if I could find if there was a difference:

#!/bin/bash
ls

But both . test.sh and ./test.sh returned the same information.

Thanks.

What is the difference between sourcing ('.' or 'source') and executing a file in bash?

What's the difference between executing a script like this:

./test.sh

and executing a script like this:

. test.sh?

I tried a simple, two-line script to see if I could find if there was a difference:

#!/bin/bash
ls

But both . test.sh and ./test.sh returned the same information.

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Using '.' to execute files in bash

What's the difference between executing a script like this:

./test.sh

and executing a script like this:

. test.sh?

I tried a simple, two-line script to see if I could find if there was a difference:

#!/bin/bash
ls

But both . test.sh and ./test.sh returned the same information.

Thanks.