which command

Chinese translation: some info

20:28 Feb 11, 2005
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Tech/Engineering - Computers: Systems, Networks
English term or phrase: which command
The which command is used to determine the _______.

A. current version and release of an executable
B. absolute path for an executable
C. compiler options used to create an executable
D. pseudo terminal your session is currently logged on

Question: Does someone know Which Command as a type of command? Please give me some references. Thanks a lot!
Julia Zhu
Local time: 00:33
Chinese translation:some info
Explanation:
Maybe these info might help:

The UNIX Which command lets you find in the current user's path a specified executable. By default, Which lists only the first instance of the specified file in the path. If you use the -a option, Which lists all locations of the file in any directory in the path. In UNIX, the current directory isn't in the path by default. In Windows 2000 and Windows NT, the current directory is in the path but only implicitly.
http://www.windowsitpro.com/WindowsScripting/Article/Article...

If you want to know from where in the file structure the operating system executes a command when you enter it on the command line, use the which command instead, for example: which lpr
http://kb.indiana.edu/data/acec.html?cust=259089.49111.30



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Note added at 9 mins (2005-02-11 20:38:07 GMT)
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The which command will tell you the path and file name of the executable program.
linuxcommand.org/wss0050.php

The which command. The which(1) program is a useful command for finding the full path of the executable program that would be executed if the name of the ...
www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/ usersguide/linux_ugfinding.html

The command which <command> will tell you where the executable file of command is.
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some info


Explanation:
Maybe these info might help:

The UNIX Which command lets you find in the current user's path a specified executable. By default, Which lists only the first instance of the specified file in the path. If you use the -a option, Which lists all locations of the file in any directory in the path. In UNIX, the current directory isn't in the path by default. In Windows 2000 and Windows NT, the current directory is in the path but only implicitly.
http://www.windowsitpro.com/WindowsScripting/Article/Article...

If you want to know from where in the file structure the operating system executes a command when you enter it on the command line, use the which command instead, for example: which lpr
http://kb.indiana.edu/data/acec.html?cust=259089.49111.30



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Note added at 9 mins (2005-02-11 20:38:07 GMT)
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The which command will tell you the path and file name of the executable program.
linuxcommand.org/wss0050.php

The which command. The which(1) program is a useful command for finding the full path of the executable program that would be executed if the name of the ...
www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/ usersguide/linux_ugfinding.html

The command which <command> will tell you where the executable file of command is.
mystic.math.neu.edu/welcome.html

Denyce Seow
Singapore
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Have a nice evening, Denyce!

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