[Bash] Reload Bash Shell without quitting

You just have to enter the command:

1source ~/.bashrc

or you can use the shorter version of the command:

1. ~/.bashrc

or you could use;

1exec bash

does the same thing. (and easier to remember, at least for me)

exec command replaces the shell with given program, in our example, it replaces our shell with bash (with the updated configuration files)

Links

• StackOverflow: How do I reload .bashrc without logging out and back in?