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Find Out If Linux Command Is Internal Or External
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08-21-2008, 12:37 PM
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Find Out If Linux Command Is Internal Or External
Hi I m new to Linux and looking for answer of my question here.
As per my understanding Internal commands are those which are built-in, and external are those which are stored somewhere in binary files as executables. But how to understand whether a command is internal or external. Like cat, date, cp , echo etc. 
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08-21-2008, 12:51 PM
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Simply use type command:
Code:
type -a bash Code:
type -a cp Code:
type -a echo echo is /bin/echo Code:
type -a ls ls is /bin/ls How Linux or UNIX Understand which program to run - PART I
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08-21-2008, 11:35 PM
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Thanx
Thanks Monk for the quick reply.It was really useful.
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