type)Command type (function, builtin, alias, etc)
type returns information about the type of the command. This is a POSIX requirement and not to be confused with Murex data types.
type command -> <stdout>» type murex-docs
`murex-docs` is a shell function:
# Wrapper around builtin to pipe to less
config: set proc strict-arrays false
fexec: builtin murex-docs @PARAMS | less» type murex-docs -> cat
functionThere are a few different types of commands:
This will be represented in which and type by the term alias and, when stdout is a TTY, which will follow the alias to print what command the alias points to.
This is a Murex function (defined via function) and will be represented in which and type by the term function.
This is a private function (defined via private) and will be represented in which and type by the term private.
This is a shell builtin, like out and exit. It will be represented in which and type by the term builtin.
This is any other external command, such as systemctl and python. This will be represented in which by the path to the executable. When stdout is a TTY, which will also print the destination path of any symlinks too.
In type, it is represented by the term executable.
alias): Create an alias for a commandexec): Runs an executablefexec): Execute a command or function, bypassing the usual order of precedence.exit): Exit murexwhich): Locate command originout): Print a string to the stdout with a trailing new line characterfunction): Define a function blockThis document was generated from builtins/core/management/type_doc.yaml.
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