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typeset(1)

environ(5)

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

typeset(1), environ(5)

SunOS 5.5/SPARC  —  Last change: 1 Feb 1995

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