Re^3: Check for another program availability

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Re^4: Check for another program availability by hrcerq (Monk) on Apr 12, 2021 at 11:55 UTC
It doesn't. But even on Unix I have no guarantee that which will be installed on the system.	[reply]
Re^5: Check for another program availability by Tux (Canon) on Apr 12, 2021 at 13:50 UTC
That exactly. And additionally, "which" might produce considerably different results in a (perl) script than on the command prompt, as some shells have "which" as a builtin or alias, so people think they have which (program) but in fact use the shell functionality. Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn	[reply]
Re^6: Check for another program availability by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Apr 12, 2021 at 23:51 UTC
Stackexchange why not use which and what to use instead argues strongly against using the `which` command. BTW, I've always used the `type` command (never `which`) -- see here for why. :)	[reply] [d/l] [select]