On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 02:12:29PM -0400, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> Just to chime in, my problem with the bash man page is knowing whether a 
> given 
> command is a bash built-in or external command -- if built-in, I'll find 
> information within the man page.
> 
> I usually first look for a standalone man page, but if I don't find it, it 
> could 
> be either because it is a bash built-in or because there is no manpage.  

Use the "type" command to see.

wooledg:~$ type cd
cd is a shell builtin
wooledg:~$ type ls
ls is hashed (/bin/ls)

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