shell builtin

Command or a function, called from a shell

EntityQ7493710

Also known as Shell Builtin Command · shell builtin · sh builtin · sh built-in

Subclass of: internal command

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In computing, a shell builtin is a command or a function, exposed by a shell, that is implemented in the shell itself, instead of an external program which the shell would load and execute.

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Facet of: operating system
command-line interpreter
Different from: command-line tool
Said to be the same as: internal command

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3 identifiers linking shell builtin across the web's reference databases

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