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# source

> Execute commands from a file in the current shell.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-source>.

- Evaluate contents of a given file:

`source {{path/to/file}}`

- Evaluate contents of a given file (alternatively replacing `source` with `.`):

`. {{path/to/file}}`