> Indeed, you're right, sorry about that. That means that a POSIX > script has no mean to verify whether a command exists or not. > > I wonder why POSIX left it out. It was in the Bourne shell since > SVR2 and certainly in ksh from the start.
Maybe they couldn't decide between 'command -v', 'type', 'whence', 'which', or any other builtins out there. You could try asking on the austin list, or file a defect report. Alternately, you could lobby to get 'type' or your favorite option added explicitly to debian policy. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
