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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 VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables that affect the execution of type: LANG, LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, LC_MES-
SAGES, 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 attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
typeset(1), attributes(5), environ(5), standards(5)
SunOS 5.11 1 Feb 1995 type(1)