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command — Force the shell to execute the program and ignore any functions, builtins, and aliases with the same

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Problem

How to use the command command: Force the shell to execute the program and ignore any functions, builtins, and aliases with the same name. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-command>.

Solution

command — Force the shell to execute the program and ignore any functions, builtins, and aliases with the same name. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-command>.

Execute the ls program literally, even if an ls alias exists:

command ls

Find and execute a command using a default $PATH (/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/etc:/usr/etc) that guarantees to find all standard utilities:

command -p {{command_name}}

Display the path to the executable or the alias definition of a specific command:

command -v {{command_name}}

Code Snippets

Execute the `ls` program literally, even if an `ls` alias exists

command ls

Find and execute a command using a default `$PATH` (`/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/etc:/usr/etc`) that guarantees to find all standard utilities

command -p {{command_name}}

Display the path to the executable or the alias definition of a specific command

command -v {{command_name}}

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tldr-pages: common/command

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