Name
command
Synopsis
command
[options
]command
[arguments
]
Execute command
, but don’t perform function lookup (i.e., refuse to run any command that is neither in PATH
nor a built-in). Set exit status to that returned by command
unless command
cannot be found, in which case exit with a status of 127.
Options
-
-p
Search default path, ignoring the
PATH
variable’s value.-
-v
Print the command or filename that invokes the command.
-
-V
Like -v, but also print a description of the command.
-
--
Treat everything that follows as an argument, not an option.
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