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Enable .profile change immediately

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new2unix

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Hi, Everyone,

I added a few alias statements into my .profile file. Is there a way to enable the changes without having to log off and log back in?

Thanks

Mike
 
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Yes, in your home directory just type

. .profile

This will re-execute your .profile file.

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