From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: 'which' command in cygwin ...
Date: 4 Apr 2001 14:11:57 GMT
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"SARKAR,SUMIT (Non-HP-Cupertino,ex1)" <sumit_sarkar AT non DOT hp DOT com> wrote:

> Is 'which' command available in cygwin? In unix, it is very helpful to find
> out which binary
> is being used.

Why would you ask about Cygwin here, in the DJGPP newsgroup???

Anyway: using BASH, you don't need a special 'which' command. Just alias
the bash-internal 'type' command appropriately:

	alias which='type -p'
or
	alias which='type'

depending on whether you want to see shell internal commands, too. 
Another useful one is

	alias where='type -a'

('which -a' may do the same, if you're using a separate 'which' command).
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.