Run multiple shell scripts sequentially using the source command

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I have a list of shell scripts which needs to be run sequentially and they take a different text file as input parameter. I tried to put all the scripts into a file and source the file.

But there is a bash error coming up. What is the best way to do this. My files are:

sh test.sh --dir hello --fname 1.txt --bdt 0318    
sh test.sh --dir hello --fname 2.txt --bdt 0318

Here dirname is the directory fname is filename.

@Inian I included these scripts in a file test and running it as source test — Andy Reddy
– Andy Reddy, Commented Mar 19, 2017 at 5:03
@Inian Its working. Thank you. But i ran the same with just the copy commands in a file and source run it. It worked. Why is not working for shell scripts? — Andy Reddy
– Andy Reddy, Commented Mar 19, 2017 at 5:14

Inian · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-19 05:19:30Z

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The source command will:

Read and execute commands from the filename argument in the current shell context. If filename does not contain a slash, the PATH variable is used to find filename.

This behaviour is defined (for ., its alias) by POSIX. So you can put sourceable configuration scripts inside PATH and access them without a qualified path. To access the file you want, give an absolute or relative path instead:

source ./test

answered Mar 19, 2017 at 5:19

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Inian Over a year ago

@KattangooriReddy: You can do it, but as a background job it will not affect your running session.

Inian Over a year ago

@KattangooriReddy : there is nothing stopping it to work! But it might not change the current shell's behavior.

Andy Reddy Over a year ago

The problem running on background is that I am connected to remote server through putty so it is disconnecting often and my session is expiring there by halting my source ./test

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