How to reload .bash_profile from the command line?
Simply type source ~/.bash_profile
Alternatively, if you like saving keystrokes you can type . ~/.bash_profile
. ~/.bash_profileJust make sure you don't have any dependencies on the current state in there.
Simply type:
. ~/.bash_profileHowever, if you want to source it to run automatically when terminal starts instead of running it every time you open terminal, you might add . ~/.bash_profile to ~/.bashrc file.
Note:
When you open a terminal, the terminal starts bash in (non-login) interactive mode, which means it will source ~/.bashrc.
~/.bash_profile is only sourced by bash when started in interactive login mode. That is typically only when you login at the console (Ctrl+Alt+F1..F6), or connecting via ssh.