On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 05:31:05PM +0000, Matheus Afonso Martins Moreira wrote:
> >> Why not add a -p option to '.' to specify the path to search.
> >> That is
> >> . -p "${BASH_SEARCH_PATH-${PATH}}" file
> >> would work if someone decided to use the
> >> BASH_SOURCE_PATH var name to store the path to use
> >> (defaulting to $PATH if that one isn't set).
>
> > Believe it or not, I had thought of that as well.
> > It sidesteps the whole BASH_SOURCE_PATH
> > variable brouhaha altogether.
>
> I think this is a really good solution. I hadn't thought of it.
> Users can even make an alias to set a default for themselves.
>
> -- Matheus
Or even
PATH=${BASH_SEARCH_PATH-$PATH} . file
without the need to add any options to . or to source. But maybe that
too pedestrian?
--
Andreas (Kusalananda) Kähäri
Uppsala, Sweden
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