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: LANG, LC_ALL,
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 |
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| Availability | SUNWcsu |
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| Interface Stability | Standard |
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SEE ALSO
typeset(1), attributes(5), environ(5), standards(5)
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