Command (Unix) Explained

command
Operating System:Unix and Unix-like
Genre:Command

'''command''' is a shell command for executing a command without invoking a function or alias that has the same name.[1] The command line arguments consist of an inner command line to executed. If the first argument is the name of a function or alias as well as the name of a command, then normally the function or alias takes precedence, but when passed as an argument to the inner command is invoked instead of the function.[2]

The command is available on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is specified in the POSIX standard and is often implemented in Unix shells as a shell builtin function or alias.

Examples

In the following, the ls command is run directly instead of invoking a function or alias with the same name.

$ command ls

Notes and References

  1. Web site: command - manned.org . POSIX Programmer's Manual . 13 February 2025.
  2. Web site: command(1p) . Linux manual page . 13 February 2025.