Re: sh equivalent of csh's `source` wanted

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From: Jean-Francois Lamy
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 13:54

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In <ericw.712530389@hobbes> ericw@hobbes.amd.com (Eric Wedaa) writes:

>HELP!!!  One of my users needs the Bourne Shell equivalent of csh's 
>`source` command.  I don't think this is possible?  Any suggestions?

The command is spelled ".", as in

. filename

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