Source / Alias not Permanent in Mac .bashrc
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I have a .sources symlink pointing to a directory with files I wish to source when Terminal is opened.
In my .bashrc file, which is sourced from ~/.bash_profile, I have the following code
sourcesDir=$HOME/.sources
ls -B $sourcesDir | while read filename; do
echo "source $sourcesDir/$filename"
source $sourcesDir/$filename
done
When I start Terminal, I get the following output
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/bash_aliases
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/git_completion.bash
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/git_prompt.sh
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/meteor.sh
However, when I run alias, none of the aliases show up. Any variables exported are blank. And __git_ps1 is not found.
If I run the above commands after starting the Terminal, everything works, so the files themselves are fine.
Why are the results of source not staying around in the Terminal?
bash macos symlink
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I have a .sources symlink pointing to a directory with files I wish to source when Terminal is opened.
In my .bashrc file, which is sourced from ~/.bash_profile, I have the following code
sourcesDir=$HOME/.sources
ls -B $sourcesDir | while read filename; do
echo "source $sourcesDir/$filename"
source $sourcesDir/$filename
done
When I start Terminal, I get the following output
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/bash_aliases
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/git_completion.bash
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/git_prompt.sh
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/meteor.sh
However, when I run alias, none of the aliases show up. Any variables exported are blank. And __git_ps1 is not found.
If I run the above commands after starting the Terminal, everything works, so the files themselves are fine.
Why are the results of source not staying around in the Terminal?
bash macos symlink
asked Nov 9 at 16:34
merlinpatt
70311030
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I have a .sources symlink pointing to a directory with files I wish to source when Terminal is opened.
In my .bashrc file, which is sourced from ~/.bash_profile, I have the following code
sourcesDir=$HOME/.sources
ls -B $sourcesDir | while read filename; do
echo "source $sourcesDir/$filename"
source $sourcesDir/$filename
done
When I start Terminal, I get the following output
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/bash_aliases
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/git_completion.bash
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/git_prompt.sh
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/meteor.sh
However, when I run alias, none of the aliases show up. Any variables exported are blank. And __git_ps1 is not found.
If I run the above commands after starting the Terminal, everything works, so the files themselves are fine.
Why are the results of source not staying around in the Terminal?
bash macos symlink
asked Nov 9 at 16:34
merlinpatt
70311030
I have a .sources symlink pointing to a directory with files I wish to source when Terminal is opened.
In my .bashrc file, which is sourced from ~/.bash_profile, I have the following code
sourcesDir=$HOME/.sources
ls -B $sourcesDir | while read filename; do
echo "source $sourcesDir/$filename"
source $sourcesDir/$filename
done
When I start Terminal, I get the following output
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/bash_aliases
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/git_completion.bash
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/git_prompt.sh
source /Users/merlinpatterson/.sources/meteor.sh
However, when I run alias, none of the aliases show up. Any variables exported are blank. And __git_ps1 is not found.
If I run the above commands after starting the Terminal, everything works, so the files themselves are fine.
Why are the results of source not staying around in the Terminal?
bash macos symlink
bash macos symlink
asked Nov 9 at 16:34
merlinpatt
70311030
asked Nov 9 at 16:34
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asked Nov 9 at 16:34
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The while loop runs in a subshell, not your current shell. Use instead
for filename in "$sourcesDir"/*; do
source "$filename"
done
answered Nov 9 at 16:42
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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The while loop runs in a subshell, not your current shell. Use instead
for filename in "$sourcesDir"/*; do
source "$filename"
done
answered Nov 9 at 16:42
chepner
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The while loop runs in a subshell, not your current shell. Use instead
for filename in "$sourcesDir"/*; do
source "$filename"
done
answered Nov 9 at 16:42
chepner
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up vote
1
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The while loop runs in a subshell, not your current shell. Use instead
for filename in "$sourcesDir"/*; do
source "$filename"
done
answered Nov 9 at 16:42
chepner
240k29229319
The while loop runs in a subshell, not your current shell. Use instead
for filename in "$sourcesDir"/*; do
source "$filename"
done
answered Nov 9 at 16:42
chepner
240k29229319
answered Nov 9 at 16:42
chepner
240k29229319
answered Nov 9 at 16:42
chepner
240k29229319
answered Nov 9 at 16:42
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