source command not found in sh shell
BashShellShBash Problem Overview
I have a script that uses sh shell. I get an error in the line that uses the source command. It seems source is not included in my sh shell.
If I explicitly try to run source from shell I get:
sh: 1: source: not found
Should I somehow install "source"? Do I have a wrong version of sh?
Bash Solutions
Solution 1 - Bash
/bin/sh is usually some other shell trying to mimic The Shell. Many distributions use /bin/bash for sh, it supports source. On Ubuntu, though, /bin/dash is used which does not support source. Most shells use . instead of source. If you cannot edit the script, try to change the shell which runs it.
Solution 2 - Bash
In Bourne shell(sh), use the . command to source a file
. filename
In certain OS's/environments (Mac OS, Travis-CI, Ubuntu, at least) this must be:
. ./filename
(Credit to Adrien Joly's comment below)
Solution 3 - Bash
$ls -l `which sh`
/bin/sh -> dash
$sudo dpkg-reconfigure dash #Select "no" when you're asked
[...]
$ls -l `which sh`
/bin/sh -> bash
Then it will be OK
Solution 4 - Bash
The source builtin is a bashism. Write this simply as . instead.
e.g.
. $FILE
# OR you may need to use a relative path (such as in an `npm` script):
. ./$FILE
Solution 5 - Bash
This problem happens because jenkins Execute Shell runs the script via its /bin/sh
Consequently, /bin/sh does not know "source"
You just need to add the below line at the top of your Execute Shell in jenkins
#!/bin/bash
Solution 6 - Bash
I faced this error while i was trying to call source command from #Jenkins execute shell.
source profile.txt
or
source profile.properties
Replacement for source command is to use,
. ./profile.txt
or
. ./profile.properties
Note: There is a space between the two dots(.)
Solution 7 - Bash
The source command is built into some shells. If you have a script, it should specify what shell to use on the first line, such as:
#!/bin/bash
Solution 8 - Bash
I found in a gnu Makefile on Ubuntu, (where /bin/sh -> bash)
I needed to use the . command, as well as specify the target script with a ./ prefix (see example below)
source did not work in this instance, not sure why since it should be calling /bin/bash..
My SHELL environment variable is also set to /bin/bash
test:
$(shell . ./my_script)
Note this sample does not include the tab character; had to format for stack exchange.
Solution 9 - Bash
source is a bash built-in command so to execute source command, you can log in as Root.
sudo -s source ./filename.sh
Solution 10 - Bash
On Ubuntu, instead of using sh scriptname.sh to run the file, I've used . scriptname.sh and it worked!
The first line of my file contains:
#!/bin/bash
use this command to run the script
.name_of_script.sh
Solution 11 - Bash
This may help you, I was getting this error because I was trying to reload my .profile with the command . .profile and it had a syntax error
Solution 12 - Bash
Bourne shell (sh) uses PATH to locate source <file>. If the file you are trying to source is not in your path, you get the error 'file not found'.
Try:
source ./<filename>