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Re: built-in bash functions



:: Michael P. Soulier ::
> Hey guys. When I do a type -p ls, nothing is output. which ls returns /bin/ls,
> but does the failure of the type -p signify that it's a shell built-in? If so,
> how does that work wrt installing a new version of ls? There are some tools
> built into bash, are there not?

Yes, there are some utilities built into bash, but ls is not one of them.  ls
belongs to package "fileutils".

But since you mention it,

[corban][12:55pm][~] $ type type
type is a shell builtin

	// joey tsai



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