type

identify how KornShell interprets name

KornShell Built-in


SYNOPSIS

type name ...


DESCRIPTION

type identifies the nature of one or more names. Names can be executable files or KornShell reserved words, aliases, functions, or built-in commands. For executable files, the full path name is given.


DIAGNOSTICS

Possible exit status values are:
0

Successful completion.

2

Failure due to an invalid command line argument.


PORTABILITY

Bourne Shell. KornShell.

See command for the POSIX.2 replacement.


NOTE

This command is built into the MKS KornShell.


SEE ALSO

Commands:
alias, command, sh, whence


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