Name

command

Synopsis

command [options] command [arguments]

Description

Execute command; do not perform function look-up (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.

-p

Search default path, ignoring the PATH variable’s value.

--

Treat everything that follows as an argument, not an option.

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