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
function
There 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 executableexit
: Exit murexfexec
: Execute a command or function, bypassing the usual order of precedence.function
: Define a function blockout
: Print a string to the stdout with a trailing new line characterwhich
: Locate command originThis document was generated from builtins/core/management/type_doc.yaml.
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