which (command)
In computing, which is a command for various operating systems used to identify the location of executables. The command is available in Unix and Unix-like systems, the AROS shell, for FreeDOS and for Microsoft Windows. The functionality of the which command is similar to some implementations of the type command. POSIX specifies a command named command that also covers this functionality.
Example usage of which command to show various commands' executable paths | |
| Developer(s) | Carlo Wood, Daniel Papasian, Trane Francks |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.21
/ March 20, 2015 |
| Operating system | Unix, Unix-like, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, FreeDOS, AROS Research Operating System |
| Type | Command |
| License | coreutils: GNU GPL v3, BusyBox: BSD, FreeDOS: GNU GPLv2, AROS: AROS Public License (APL) Version 1.1 (based on the MPL) |
| Website | GNU: gnu |
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