Loading ...Linux / UNIX: Determine where a binary command is stored / located on file system
You can use "type" or "whereis" command to find out which command shell executes and to print binary (command) file location for specified command.
whereis command example
Display ls command location along with man page path:
whereis ls
Output:
ls: /bin/ls /usr/share/man/man1p/ls.1p.gz /usr/share/man/man1/ls.1.gz
type command example
Find out which command the shell executes:
type -a ls
Output:
ls is aliased to `ls --color=tty'
ls is /bin/ls
Related: How Linux or UNIX Understand which program to run - PART I and How BASH Shell Command Search Sequence Works
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If for some reason the command you are looking for is not in your PATH you can try the locate command to find out where it might be located
% locate ls
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