Edit shell script while it's running

Question

Can you edit a shell script while it\'s running and have the changes affect the running script?

I\'m curious about the specific case of a csh script I have that batc

Answer 1

Break your script into functions, and each time a function is called you source it from a separate file. Then you could edit the files at any time and your running script will pick up the changes next time it gets sourced.

foo() {
  source foo.sh
}
foo