101-500: LPIC-1 Exam 101Demo

Question

From a Bash shell, which of the following commands execute the instructions in /usr/local/bin/runme.sh directly without launching a subshell?

Choose two

A source /usr/local/bin/runme.sh
B /usr/local/bin/runme.sh
C /bin/bash /usr/local/bin/runme.sh
D . /usr/local/bin/runme.sh
E run /usr/local/bin/runme.sh

Explanation

The . builtin reads and executes commands from its filename argument in the current shell context, and Bash defines source as equivalent to .. Thus both commands apply the script’s commands to the existing shell rather than starting another shell process.

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Bourne Shell Builtins — Bash Reference Manual

101-500: LPIC-1 Exam 101Demo

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