type

 

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 User Commands                                             type(1)
 
 
 


NAME
      type - write a description of command type
 


SYNOPSIS
      type name ...
 


DESCRIPTION
      The type utility indicates how each  name operand  would  be
      interpreted  if used as a command. type displays information
      about each  operand  identifying  the  operand  as  a  shell
      built-in,  function,  alias, hashed command, or keyword, and
      where applicable, may display the operand's path name.
 
      There is also a shell built-in version of type that is simi-
      lar to the type utility.
 


OPERANDS
      The following operand is supported:
 
      name  A name to be interpreted.
 
 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
      See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment
      variables  that  affect  the  execution  of  type: LC_CTYPE,
      LC_MESSAGES, and NLSPATH.
 
      PATH  Determine the location of name.
 
 EXIT STATUS
      The following exit values are returned:
 
      0     Successful completion.
 
      >0    An error occurred.
 


ATTRIBUTES
      See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
      butes:
 
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     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
     | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
 
 


SEE ALSO
      typeset(1), attributes(5), environ(5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8            Last change: 1 Feb 1995                    1
 
 
 

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