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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 09:12:18 +0200
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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(message from Matt Lewandowsky on Sat, 19 Aug 2000 15:49:40 -0700)
Subject: Re: DJGPP port of WHICH
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> Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 15:49:40 -0700
> From: Matt Lewandowsky <matt DOT l AT techie DOT com>
> 
> Hmm... I just have the line:
> 
> alias which="type -p $@"
> 
> in my .profile...

"type" is a built-in Bash command, so it will only work inside Bash.

I understand that a port of `which' is intended to work from
COMMAND.COM as well.

> BTW, can anyone tell me how to get DJGPP's bash to source 
> my .profile at "login"?

Make a ``symlink'' or a copy called -bash.exe, and invoke that the
first time you start a session.  (This is clearly explained in the
Bash man page, btw.)

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