type - indicate how a command would be interpreted¶
Synopsis¶
type [OPTIONS] NAME [NAME ...]
Description¶
With no options, type indicates how each NAME would be interpreted if used as a command name.
The following options are available:
-aor--allprints all of possible definitions of the specified names.-sor--shortsuppresses function expansion when used with no options or with-a/--all.-for--no-functionssuppresses function and builtin lookup.-tor--typeprintsfunction,builtin, orfileifNAMEis a shell function, builtin, or disk file, respectively.-por--pathprints the path toNAMEifNAMEresolves to an executable file in $PATH, the path to the script containing the definition of the functionNAMEifNAMEresolves to a function loaded from a file on disk (i.e. not interactively defined at the prompt), or nothing otherwise.-Por--force-pathreturns the path to the executable fileNAME, presumingNAMEis found in$PATH, or nothing otherwise.--force-pathexplicitly resolves only the path to executable files in$PATH, regardless of whether$NAMEis shadowed by a function or builtin with the same name.-qor--quietsuppresses all output; this is useful when testing the exit status.
The -q, -p, -t and -P flags (and their long flag aliases) are mutually exclusive. Only one can be specified at a time.
Example¶
>_ type fg
fg is a builtin