what condition we need to use "." in command line?
35122
What's the meaning of a dot before a command in shell?
37188
Difference between '.' , '?' and '*' in regular expressions?
19814
Why does "cd.." work in the Windows command line?
96938
What's the difference between using > and >> in shell?
90523
What does ` (backquote/backtick) mean in commands?
65148
Difference between launching a script with ./script.sh and . ./script.sh
22578
How do I set an environment variable on the command line and have it appear in commands?
21672
Why was '.' chosen to represent the current directory and '..' for parent directory?
40245
What does `. /path/command` do? (Space after dot, absolute path)
39695
What does "@" at the beginning of a command name mean?
28353
On what systems is //foo/bar different from /foo/bar?
88399
Placement of Condition /; expressions
18107
Why do we use "./" (dot slash) to execute a file in Linux/UNIX?
22976
What is the difference between sourcing ('.' or 'source') and executing a file in bash?
47181
What is the difference between ./script and . ./script?
141916
How to use ' in alias?
69145
Why do you need ./ (dot-slash) before executable or script name to run it in bash?