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Vidar Holen
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## In POSIX sh, `source` in place of `.` is undefined.
(or "In dash, ... is not supported." when using `dash`)
### Problematic code:
```sh
#!/bin/sh
source mylib.sh
```
### Correct code:
```sh
#!/bin/sh
. mylib.sh
```
### Rationale:
`source` is a bash and ksh specific alias for the harder-to-pronounce/search command `.` ("dot")
When writing for `dash` or `sh`, use `.` instead.
### Exceptions:
If you only intend to target shells that supports this feature, you can change
the shebang to a shell that guarantees support, or [[ignore]] this warning.
You can use `# shellcheck disable=SC3000-SC4000` to ignore all such compatibility
warnings.
### Related resources:
* Help by adding links to BashFAQ, StackOverflow, man pages, POSIX, etc!