what is the difference between "./somescript.sh" and ". ./somescript.sh"
- by Peter
This question may sounds silly to you. Today I was following some instructions to install a software in Linux. There was a script that needs to be run first. It set some environment variables.
The instruction told me to execute . ./setup.sh, but I made a mistake by executing ./setup.sh. So the env was not set. Finally I noticed this and proceeded.
I want to know what exactly is the difference between both? I am completely new to Linux so please be as elaborate as possible.