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source is recognized in Ubuntu 12.04 (precise):
$ cat bashisms/source
#!/bin/sh
source foo.sh
$ checkbashisms bashisms/source
possible bashism in bashisms/source line 2 (should be '.', not 'source'):
source foo.sh
** Changed in: devscripts (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = Fix Released
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