Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Name

builtin

Synopsis

    builtin command [ arguments ... ]

Bash version. Run the shell built-in command command with the given arguments. This allows you to bypass any functions that redefine a built-in command’s name. The command command is more portable.

Example

This function lets you do your own tasks when you change directory:

    cd () {
        builtin cd "$@"             Actually change directory
        pwd                         Report location
    }