Execute the specified shell builtin, passing it arguments, and return its exit status.
Syntax
builtin shell-builtin [arguments]
This is useful when defining a function whose name is the same as a shell builtin, retaining the functionality of the builtin within the function. The cd builtin is commonly redefined this way.
The return status is false if shell-builtin is not a shell builtin command.
builtin is itself a builtin command in both bash and Zsh.
Run the builtin command ls:
$ builtin ls
Local man page: builtin - Command line help page on your local machine.
bash - Launch the Bourne-Again SHell.
“If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success” ~ Confucius
