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NAME

type - say what a name is

SYNOPSIS

type name ...

DESCRIPTION

Says what a name would run: a shell builtin, a file along $PATH, or an alias and what it stands for. Unlike which it knows about all three, which is why it is the one to ask.

EXAMPLES

type ls

type cd

type ll

SEE ALSO

which(1), sh(1), help(1)

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