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"Source" in bash vs csh

I'd like to understand why sourcing a script in csh works but doesn't in bash. I have files for both csh and bash that set an alias for jr command.

\bsource for bash and \csource for csh

I have two scripts:

source \csource    
jr something

and this works like a charm, but:

source \bsource    
jr something

gives me

jr:command not found

Could someone please shine some light on it as I've searched far and wide to no avail.

Kind regards

BoB

Solution

  • In Bash, aliases are not expanded when the shell is not interactive, unless expand_aliases option is enabled explicitly. Therefore, you should enable this option before sourcing a file with aliases:

    shopt -s expand_aliases
source bsource
jr