User Commands                                             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 simi-
     lar 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, LCAL,
     LCTYPE, LCMESAGES, and NLSPATH.

     PATH     Determine the location of name.


EXIT STATUS
     The following exit values are returned:

     0      Successful completion.


     >0     An error occurred.


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:











SunOS 5.11           Last change: 1 Feb 1995                    1






User Commands                                             type(1)



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWcsu                     
    
     Interface Stability          Standard                    
    


SEE ALSO
     typeset(1), attributes(5), environ(5), standards(5)












































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