performance
easy
Apply
shell-config
2 points
Question 43. CSCD240-E1-B
Reload ~/.bashrc without opening a new terminal.
Work the drill
Answer on paper or in a terminal before revealing the ideal answer.
Ideal answer
source ~/.bashrc
Acceptable alternatives: [". ~/.bashrc", "bash --login"]
Misconception bank
Each row below is a plausible wrong answer, the thinking that produces it, and the remedy that corrects the misconception. These are the foundation of the multiple-choice framing and the targeted feedback a student receives after answering.
bash ~/.bashrc
Misconception. Spawns subshell, exits after; changes not applied to current shell.
Remedy. source = apply in current shell; bash file = run in subshell.
Authority mappings
Hover any chip for the mapping justification; click to open the authority record.
DCWF roles:
IT-451 System Administrator
DCWF tasks:
T0498
KU outcomes:
CD-BSP-O1
NCAE errors:
SSH Login / failure: Failed to connect to host: IPSSH Login / partial: The following users failed t.SSH Login / partial: The following users failed t.
Course-artifact links
Lectures
- CSCD240-S26-L07. I/O redirection, aliases, source, .bashrc, env
CTF challenges
- 04 Environment & Patterns: Reload Without Restarting