[PLUG] which_command

[Marv]

On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 16:50, Bill Thoen wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Marv wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 15:14, Rich Shepard wrote:
> > > On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Marv wrote:
> > > 
> > > > How can I verify after the fact, what produced the output. Builtin or
> > > > /bin/echo?
> > > 
> > > Marv,
> > > 
> > >   I do believe that the shell's built-in commands take precedence. If you
> > > want to use the separate executable, specify the full path.
> > > 
> > > Rich
> > 
> > Agree.... Unless for some reason builtin is broke.
> > 
> > How would I know??
> > 
> 
> If you try:
> type echo
> 
> it will tell you if the command is builtin or run from a file.
> 
> - Bill Thoen
> 
> 
Thank YOU!!