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What does which do?

locate a command — print the full path of the executable that would run.

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which examples, explained

$ which python

  • whichlocate a command — print the full path of the executable that would run
  • pythonan argument passed to the command

$ which -a node

  • whichlocate a command — print the full path of the executable that would run
  • -aprint ALL matching executables on PATH, not just the first
  • nodean argument passed to the command

which flags & options

-aprint ALL matching executables on PATH, not just the first
-sprint nothing; just set exit status (found / not found)

Other commands

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