diff --git a/pages/common/source.md b/pages/common/source.md
index 74cdc0076c..4437eea4f8 100644
--- a/pages/common/source.md
+++ b/pages/common/source.md
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@
 - Evaluate contents of a given file:
 
 `source {{path/to/file}}`
+
+- Evaluate contents of a given file (alternatively replacing `source` with `.`):
+
+`. {{path/to/file}}`