whence
A zsh builtin to indicate how a given command would be interpreted. More information: https://www.unix.com/man-page/OpenSolaris/1/whence/.
-
Interpret {{command}}, with expansion if defined as an
alias
(similar to thecommand -v
builtin):
whence "{{command}}"
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Display type of {{command}}, with location if defined as a function, or binary (equivalent to the
type
andcommand -V
builtins):
whence -v "{{command}}"
-
Same as above, except display content of shell functions instead of location (equivalent to
which
builtin):
whence -c "{{command}}"
-
Same as above, but show all occurrences on command path (equivalent to the
where
builtin):
whence -ca "{{command}}"
-
Search only the
PATH
for {{command}}, ignoring builtins, aliases or shell functions (equivalent to thewhere
command):
whence -p "{{command}}"
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