A way to source an arbitrary file before running commands
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- Dominant language
- Perl
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- 737
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Description
Would you be interested in a pull request that provides a way to source an arbitrary file before running a command? Similar to the source_profile feature, but allowing any file to be sourced.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the existing source_profile feature and tracing the command execution entry point. Determine how an arbitrary file could be selected and sourced before a command, then add coverage showing that the file is sourced before execution and that the existing source_profile behavior remains intact.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- perl
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100