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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers Sourcing file from parent directory bash Post 303033143 by int3g3r on Saturday 30th of March 2019 07:12:57 PM
Old 03-30-2019
Sourcing file from parent directory bash
"Debian 9 64x - LXDE"

I try to source a file from my parent directory:

Quote:
directory/install.bash
directory/links.bash

directory/scripts/source.bash
Code:
#!/bin/bash
#source.bash
 . ../links.bash

but i get "file not found".
I tried . "../links.bash" and . '../links.bash'. I got on all methods the same result.
If i use the absolute path it works, but i don't want to use an absolute path.
Last edited by int3g3r; 03-30-2019 at 08:18 PM..
 

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BASHBUG(1)						      General Commands Manual							BASHBUG(1)

NAME

       bashbug - report a bug in bash

SYNOPSIS

       bashbug [--version] [--help] [email-address]

DESCRIPTION

       bashbug	is  a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports concerning bash in a standard format.	bashbug invokes the editor
       specified by the environment variable EDITOR on a temporary copy of the bug report format outline. The user must fill  in  the  appropriate
       fields  and  exit  the  editor.	 bashbug  then	mails the completed report to bug-bash@gnu.org, or email-address.  If the report cannot be
       mailed, it is saved in the file dead.bashbug in the invoking user's home directory.

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       the  bash  version, and the compilation environment.  The second section should be filled in with a description of the bug.  The third sec-
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ENVIRONMENT

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       HOME   Directory in which the failed bug report is saved if the mail fails.

       TMPDIR Directory in which to create temporary files and directories.

SEE ALSO

       bash(1)

AUTHORS

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