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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Scripts in ~/bin vs. functions in ~/.bashrc Post 302292570 by victorbrca on Saturday 28th of February 2009 05:02:09 PM
Old 02-28-2009
Scripts in ~/bin vs. functions in ~/.bashrc
Hi there,


Anyone knows what would be the cons and pros of adding a script in ~/bin vs. a function in ~/.bashrc?

I'm not sure how the system keeps tracks of some of the settings loaded in ~/.bashrc (like functions and aliases). Would I be right in thinking that this would all be loaded into memory and might slow down the system if I go "function" crazy? Should I add only small functions in ~/.bashrc and keep bigger scripts in ~/bin?

Just looking for some opinions, guidelines and best practices.

Thanks,

Vic.
 

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