type(1)

type -- write a description of command type

Synopsis

/usr/bin/type name ...

Description

This shell script executes the builtin command of the same name as implemented by the /u95/bin/sh( ) shell. See ksh(1) for more information on this shell.

The type command indicates how each argument would be interpreted if used as a command name.

Operands

name: A name to be interpreted.

Environment variables

The following environment variables affect the execution of type:

LANG: Provide a default value for the internationalization variables that are unset or null. If LANG is unset or null, the corresponding value from the implementation-specific default locale will be used. If any of the internationalization variables contains an invalid setting, the utility will behave as if none of the variables had been defined.
LC_ALL: If set to a non-empty string value, override the values of all the other internationalization variables.
LC_CTYPE: Determine the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes of text data as characters (for example, single- as opposed to multi-byte characters in arguments).
LC_MESSAGES: Determine the locale that should be used to affect the format and contents of diagnostic messages written to standard error.
PATH: Used to determine the location of name.

Output

The standard output of type contains information about each operand. The information provided typically identifies the operand as a shell built-in, function, alias or keyword, and where applicable, may display the operand's pathname.

Exit codes

An exit code of ``0'' indicates successful completion; an exit code greater than ``0'' indicates an error.

Usage

If type is called in a separate command execution environment, such as one of the following:

   nohup type writer
   find . -type f | xargs type

it might not produce accurate results.

References

command(1), ksh(1).