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<h2>whence - Determine how command is interpreted</h2>
<strong>Synopsis</strong>
<p><strong>whence [ -afpv ]</strong> <em>name ...</em></p>
<p><strong>Description</strong></p>
<p>The <strong>whence</strong> utility displays how each specified
<em>name</em> is interpreted. The name can be an alias, function, special shell built-in,
shell built-in, reserved word, or file.</p>
<p>Note that <strong>whence</strong> is equivalent to <strong>
command -v</strong> and <strong>whence -v</strong> is equivalent to
<strong>command -V</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Options</strong></p>
<dl>
<dt><strong>-a</strong></dt>
<dd>Show all uses for <em>name</em>.</dd>
<dt><strong>-f</strong></dt>
<dd>Do not check to see if <em>name</em> is a function.</dd>
<dt><strong>-p</strong></dt>
<dd>Do not check to see if <em>name</em> is a reserved word, a
built-in utility, an alias, or a function.</dd>
<dt><strong>-v</strong></dt>
<dd>Display the type of <em>name</em>.</dd>
</dl>
<p><strong>Operands</strong></p>
<p>Each <em>name</em> is a utility in the current environment.</p>
<p><strong>Exit Status</strong></p>
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<li>0 when every <em>name</em> is found</li>
<li>&gt;0 when unsuccessful</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Related information</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="command.htm">command - Run a simple command</a></li>
<li><a href="dot.htm">dot (.) - Run commands in current
environment</a></li>
<li><a href="eval.htm">eval - Construct command by concatenating
arguments</a></li>
<li><a href="type.htm">type - Find type of command</a></li>
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<strong>Examples</strong>
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<li>Find the type of the reserved word for:
<pre>
whence -v for
</pre></li>
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