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Old 09-02-2008
rerun .profile after changing variable

I changed a $variable in my .profile (AIX unix). I know I could exit out and logon onto unix again, but how do I rerun the .profile at the command line?
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Old 09-02-2008
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Originally Posted by sboxtops
I changed a $variable in my .profile (AIX unix). I know I could exit out and logon onto unix again, but how do I rerun the .profile at the command line?
Run the .profile in the current shell with:
Code:
. .profile

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Old 09-02-2008
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