which (1)

NAME

which - locate a command

SYNOPSIS

which [-a] filename ...

DESCRIPTION

which returns the pathnames of the files (or links) which would be executed in the current environment, had its arguments been given as commands in a strictly POSIX-conformant shell. It does this by searching the PATH for executable files matching the names of the arguments. It does not follow symbolic links.

OPTIONS

-a

print all matching pathnames of each argument

EXIT STATUS

0

if all specified commands are found and executable

1

if one or more specified commands is nonexistent or not executable

2

if an invalid option is specified