Name
which
Synopsis
which [commands
]
Lists which files are executed if the named
commands
are run as a
command. which
reads the user’s
.cshrc
file (using the source
built-in command), checking aliases and searching the
path
variable. Users of the Bourne or Korn shells
can use the built-in type
command as an
alternative.
Example
$ which file ls
/usr/bin/file
ls: aliased to ls -sFC
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