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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 6:41 pm    Post subject: coreutils update, hash r Reply with quote

I recently updated my system and read the coreutils message after install saying I should run hash -r.

My question is, is there any danger in doing so?
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No. This is just to make sure that Bash's cached location information is up to date. The same thing would happen when you started a new shell.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks!
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