1type(1)                          User Commands                         type(1)
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NAME

6       type - write a description of command type
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SYNOPSIS

9       type name...
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  type  utility indicates how each name operand would be interpreted
14       if used as a command. type  displays  information  about  each  operand
15       identifying  the  operand  as a shell built-in, function, alias, hashed
16       command, or keyword, and where applicable, may  display  the  operand's
17       path name.
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20       There  is  also a shell built-in version of type that is similar to the
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OPERANDS

24       The following operand is supported:
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26       name     A name to be interpreted.
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

30       See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment  variables
31       that affect the execution of type: LANG, LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, LC_MESSAGES,
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34       PATH     Determine the location of name.
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EXIT STATUS

38       The following exit values are returned:
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ATTRIBUTES

47       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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52       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
53       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
54       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
55       │Availability                 │SUNWcsu                      │
56       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
57       │Interface Stability          │Standard                     │
58       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

61       typeset(1), attributes(5), environ(5), standards(5)
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65SunOS 5.11                        1 Feb 1995                           type(1)
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