Re: doc-strings of the 'command' built-in, as output by help

[Chet Ramey]

On 11/26/24 1:39 PM, Andrew Davis wrote:

> > -v    For each COMMAND, print a string to indicate how it would be
> interpreted by the shell.  The command word is printed for shell functions,
> built-ins, and keywords, while a pathname is printed for executables found
> in PATH. Aliases are printed with their definition.

I changed it to emphasize the single-word display. The help output is
intended to be a brief reminder, not a manual or standard.


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