which command in Linux is a command which is used to locate the executable file associated with the given command by searching it in the path environment variable. It has 3 return status as follows: 0 : If all specified commands are found and executable.
What are 5 Linux commands?
Linux File commands
- touch Command. The touch command is used to create empty files. ...
- cat Command. The cat command is a multi-purpose utility in the Linux system. ...
- rm Command. The rm command is used to remove a file.
- cp Command. The cp command is used to copy a file or directory.
- mv Command. ...
- rename Command.
How does which command work?
Which command is very small and simple command to locate executables in the system. It allows user to pass several command names as arguments to get their paths in the system. “which” commands searches the path of executable in system paths set in $PATH environment variable.
