On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:41:32 -0400 Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-lo...@be-well.ilk.org> articulated:
> bash (like most other sh-style shells) has no "which" builtin. You > end up running /usr/bin/which. bash (like most other sh-style > shells) does have a (rough) equivalent, which is "type" Personally, I have found the "command" equivalent quite adequate. I use a version of the following in all of my Bash scripts that require checking for the presents of another program. command -v command1 >/dev/null && echo "command1 Found In \$PATH" || echo "command1 Not Found in \$PATH" -- Jerry freebsd.u...@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ Sure you can trust the Government; ask any Indian. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
