command (Unix)
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Operating system | Unix and Unix-like |
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Type | Command |
The command command in Unix and Unix-like operating systems is a utility to execute a command. It is specified in the POSIX standard. It is present in Unix shells as a shell builtin function. The argument(s) passed is a command with its arguments. The passed command is run with the normal shell function lookup suppressed.
Examples
[edit]In the following, the ls
command is run without any shell functions or aliases that may exist with the same name:
$ command ls
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- The Single UNIX Specification, Version 4 from The Open Group – Shell and Utilities Reference,