What means a . at the beginning of a command line

Asked Jul 23 '21 at 07:18

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Sorry for a maybe stupid question: I feel I searched the whole web for an explanation. I'd be happy to get a hint for link to get this information.

I shall execute a shell command:

ubuntu@ubuntu2004:~/ckan/lib/default/bin$ . activate

which leads to:

(default) ubuntu@ubuntu2004:~/ckan/lib/default/bin$

What means the . in the beginning of the activate command.

asked Jul 23 '21 at 07:18

MiniMik

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[This](https://stackoverflow.com/a/4732283/13507154) and [this](https://superuser.com/a/46146) might help you understand. – Alexandre Marcq Jul 23 '21 at 07:22
Thanx a lot... that helps a lot.... – MiniMik Jul 23 '21 at 07:32
Thanx again... yes, thats it... – MiniMik Jul 23 '21 at 11:40

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