whence - Determine how command is interpreted
Synopsis
whence [ -afpv ] name ...
Description
The whence utility displays how each specified name is interpreted. The name can be an alias, function, special shell built-in, shell built-in, reserved word, or file.
Note that whence is equivalent to command -v and whence -v is equivalent to command -V.
Options
- -a
- Show all uses for name.
- -f
- Do not check to see if name is a function.
- -p
- Do not check to see if name is a reserved word, a built-in utility, an alias, or a function.
- -v
- Display the type of name.
Operands
Each name is a utility in the current environment.
Exit status
- 0 when every name is found
- >0 when unsuccessful
Find the type of the reserved word for:
whence -v for