command (Unix)
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command is a shell command for executing a command without invoking a function or alias that has the same name.[1] The command line arguments consist of an inner command line to executed. If the first argument is the name of a function or alias as well as the name of a command, then normally the function or alias takes precedence, but when passed as an argument to command the inner command is invoked instead of the function.[2]
The command is available on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is specified in the POSIX standard and is often implemented in Unix shells as a shell builtin function or alias.
Examples
[edit]In the following, the ls command is run directly instead of invoking a function or alias with the same name.
$ command ls
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "command - manned.org". POSIX Programmer's Manual. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "command(1p)". Linux manual page. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- – Shell and Utilities Reference, The Single UNIX Specification, Version 5 from The Open Group
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