i am using ubuntu server 12.04 lts. I am looking for the executable of the linux command source
i can not find in the /bin nor /usr/bin nor /usr/sbin nor /usr/local/bin . I used whereis source
it gives me source:
but i need the path for this command.
does any one know where to find it?
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You will not find the binary executable, because source
is a built-in Bash command. Why would you need the binary anyway?
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i am using puppet and i need to execute the source command. as i know i can't execute built-in Bash command in puppet.– ghassenMay 5, 2014 at 10:28
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2@user2281794: What do you try to accomplish with the
source
anyway? If you execute a shell command in puppet, it will run in a child process and any variable you set will be lost upon exit.– SvenMay 5, 2014 at 11:12
From https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Shell-Builtin-Commands.html
Builtin commands are contained within the shell itself
Thus as Erathiel said before, you won't find it.