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type

Display the type of command the shell will execute. Note: all examples are not POSIX compliant. More information: https://manned.org/type.

  • Display the type of a command:

type {{command}}

  • Display all locations containing the specified executable (works only in Bash/fish/Zsh shells):

type -a {{command}}

  • Display the name of the disk file that would be executed (works only in Bash/fish/Zsh shells):

type -p {{command}}

  • Display the type of a specific command, alias/keyword/function/builtin/file (works only in Bash/fish shells):

type -t {{command}}