type(1)								       type(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     type - write a description	of command type

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     type name...

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The type utility indicates	how each argument would	be interpreted if used
     as	a command name.

OPERANDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The following operand is supported:

     name   A name to be interpreted.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES    [Toc]    [Back]

     The following environment variables affect	the execution of type:

     PATH   Determine the location of name, as described in the	XBD
	    specification, Environment Variables.

STDOUT    [Toc]    [Back]

     The standard output of type contains information about each operand in an
     unspecified format. The information provided typically identifies the
     operand as	a shell	built-in, function, alias or keyword, and where
     applicable, may display the operand's pathname.

EXIT STATUS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The following exit	values are returned:

     0	 Successful completion.

     >0	 An error occurred.

APPLICATION USAGE    [Toc]    [Back]

     Since type	must be	aware of the contents of the current shell execution
     environment (such as the lists of commands, functions and built-ins
     processed by hash), it is always provided as a shell regular built-in.
     If	it is called in	a separate utility execution environment, such as one
     of	the following:


	  nohup	type writer
	  find . -type f | xargs type

     it	might not produce accurate results.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     sh(1), command(1).


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