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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

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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