tldr/pages/common/type.md

type

Display the type of command the shell will execute. Note: all examples are not POSIX compliant. More information: https://manned.org/type.

• Display the type of a command:

type {{command}}

• Display all locations containing the specified executable (works only in Bash/fish/Zsh shells):

type -a {{command}}

• Display the name of the disk file that would be executed (works only in Bash/fish/Zsh shells):

type -p {{command}}

• Display the type of a specific command, alias/keyword/function/builtin/file (works only in Bash/fish shells):

type -t {{command}}