diff --git a/pages/common/type.md b/pages/common/type.md index a692c4296..104bcccf4 100644 --- a/pages/common/type.md +++ b/pages/common/type.md @@ -1,16 +1,21 @@ # type > Display the type of command the shell will execute. +> Note: all examples are not POSIX compliant. > More information: . - Display the type of a command: `type {{command}}` -- Display all locations containing the specified executable: +- 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: +- 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}}`