load

Synopsis:
load [-args] <file> [<file> ...]

Description:
load allows for commands contained in external files to be executed. This has the obvious use of setting up aliases and hooks without having to type each one in individually. The .teknaprc file, for example, it automatically loaded when the client is started (assuming the -q switch isn't used). When attempting to load a script, the client will first search the directories in the load_path for the desired file. The client will also accept an absolute pathname. The syntax of an TekNap script file is rather relaxed. It mostly resembles C code, aesthetically. As with C, whitespace is usually not significant, except in literal text. Curly braces used for complex commands may be placed anywhere. As with the input line, commands issued directly in a loaded script are, by default, not evaluated. This means that aliases and functions will not be expanded, and semicolons are not honored. This can be overridden script-wide with the -args switch, or by turning the input_aliases setting on inside the script. eval should be used if only select lines need to be evaluated.

Options:
-args This switch causes the script to be loaded with input_aliases turned on. In addition, commands may use the special numeric expandos ($*, $2, etc.), which will expand to the arguments passed to load.

See Also:
cd
set input_aliases
set load_path
stub
which
which

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