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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 213.165.179.229 (talk) at 11:44, 7 July 2011 (→‎Not only Tcl). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Not only Tcl

Currently, this article states:

Source is a Unix command that evaluates a file or resource as a Tcl script.

Imho, the source command is not limited to Tcl scripting. As an example, all Bourne-inherited shells include a source command [1]. --Abdull (talk) 15:14, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the Bourne shell, the command is called '.' while it is called 'source' in the csh where the name originated. In a Tcl context it is not a "Unix command" but probably a Tcl builtin. Elizium23 (talk) 15:20, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
With my limited insight, I believe that the tcl usage and the shell usage are unrelated. And thus right now, this article only serves to confuse. 213.165.179.229 (talk) 11:44, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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