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## 3.26. Reading initialization commands from another file

Usage: `source` filename

This command allows the inclusion of initialization commands from other files. For example, I place all of my aliases in `~/.mail_aliases` so that I can make my `~/.muttrc` readable and keep my aliases private.

If the filename begins with a tilde (``~''), it will be expanded to the path of your home directory.

If the filename ends with a vertical bar (|), then filename is considered to be an executable program from which to read input (eg. `source ~/bin/myscript|`).

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