which Linux command

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Overview

In this tutorial, we will learn about which Linux Command with examples.

which command is used to know which command is executed by the shell. It locates the command/utility and prints the pathname to the console.

There can be multiple programs with the same name. The which command prints the path of the command executed by the shell.

$ which [flags] argument

To know more about the command, type the man command

$ man which

For example, to know the pathname of the pwd command executed by the shell.

Launch the Terminal/Konsole and type the following command.
$ which pwd

The shell would execute the pwd command from /usr/bin/pwd

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