Display Command Type (type)

Command type (function, builtin, alias, etc)

Description

type returns information about the type of the command. This is a POSIX requirement and not to be confused with Murex data types.

Usage

type command -> <stdout>

Examples

TTY output

» 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

Piped output

» type murex-docs -> cat
function

Detail

There are a few different types of commands:

alias

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.

function

This is a Murex function (defined via function) and will be represented in which and type by the term function.

private

This is a private function (defined via private) and will be represented in which and type by the term private.

builtin

This is a shell builtin, like out and exit. It will be represented in which and type by the term builtin.

external executable

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.

See Also

• Alias Pointer (alias): Create an alias for a command
• Execute External Command (exec): Runs an executable
• Execute Shell Function or Builtin (fexec): Execute a command or function, bypassing the usual order of precedence.
• Exit Murex (exit): Exit murex
• Location Of Command (which): Locate command origin
• Output String (out): Print a string to the stdout with a trailing new line character
• Public Function (function): Define a function block

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This document was generated from builtins/core/management/type_doc.yaml.