-*- mode: outline -*-* Download POSIX. http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/download download page for SYSV3 http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/download download page for SYSV4* Shell command.** command.Main semantic is to invoke command instead defined function with same name: $ ls() { ls --color "$@"; } $ ls # infinitely loop as func invoke itself $ ls() { command ls --color "$@"; } $ ls . # invoke /bin/ls with color output $ unset ls # forget func definition $ ls # invoke /bin/ls without color outputWith '-p' arg Perform the command search using a default value for PATH thatis guaranteed to find all of the standard utilities: $ command -p getconf PATHWith '-v' arg work like 'which' command which not included in POSIX: $ command -v ls/usr/bin/ls $ command -v echo # for build-in command print command itselfecho # you can check for equality or for slash to # distinguish from utilities