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bash: source from URL

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Mar 15, 20266925 views
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Problem

In addition to my own computer, I sometimes use an Ubuntu cluster at my school. Rather than manually keep my .bashrc's in sync, I would like to make the school cluster's .bashrc source my personal .bashrc from DropBox via a URL. However, when I naively try , I just get an error: . How can I can get…

Error Output

source http://myurl

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Fix for: bash: source from URL

Low Risk

You can use process substitution with : Note: I consider directly running code retrieved over the internet to be a serious security risk. It's probably less risky if this is done over an internal network (depending on its overall security).

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