running .bashrc versus new login

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Mar 15, 202610618 views

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I added new alias into .bashrc Running .bashrc doesn't create that alias but new log in yes. Could you somebody explain why is that so and how I can test if the new .bashrc works without doing test log in?

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"exec bash" should do it. Basically just restarts the bash shell, reading .bashrc in the process.

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running .bashrc versus new login

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