Name
type [options
] commands
— bash
Synopsis
shell built-in
stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
The type
command, like which
, locates an executable file in your shell’s search path:
$ type grep who grep is /bin/grep who is /usr/bin/who
However, type
is built into the bash
shell, whereas which
is a program on disk:
$ type which type rm if which is /usr/bin/which type is a shell builtin rm is aliased to `/bin/rm -i' if is a shell keyword
As a built-in command, type
is faster than which
; however, it’s available only if you’re running bash
.
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