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 similar to the type utility.
OPERANDS
The following operand is supported:
name A name to be interpreted.
ENVIRONMENT
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.
SEE ALSO
SunOS 5.5/SPARC — Last change: 1 Feb 1995