type

identify how KornShell interprets name 

KornShell Built-in

SYNOPSIS

type name ...

DESCRIPTION

type identifies the nature of one or more names. Names can be executable files or KornShell reserved words, aliases, functions, or built-in commands. For executable files, the full path name is given.

DIAGNOSTICS

Possible exit status values are:

0 

Successful completion.

2 

Failure due to an invalid command line argument.

PORTABILITY

Bourne Shell. KornShell. Windows 8.1. Windows Server 2012 R2. Windows 10. Windows Server 2016. Windows Server 2019. Windows 11. Windows Server 2022.

See command for the POSIX.2 replacement.

NOTE

This command is built into the MKS KornShell. There is a command of the same name built into the command interpreters on Windows systems which has no relationship to this command.

AVAILABILITY

PTC MKS Toolkit for Power Users
PTC MKS Toolkit for System Administrators
PTC MKS Toolkit for Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Interoperability
PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers 64-Bit Edition
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition
PTC Windchill Requirements and Validation

SEE ALSO

Commands:
alias, command, sh, whence

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