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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