running shell scripts

[Mathias Gygax]

On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 11:36:46AM -0500, David T-G wrote:
> % . someprogram
> 
> Well, yes, but be careful about that, because you're then running the
> script in the context of your shell instead of a subshell.  Any env vars
> you change will stay changed, and if your shell ends with an exit then
> your window will happily close.

well, what about

% (. someprogram)

:-D

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