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Everything about Which (command)
Command in various operating systems
In computing, which is a command for various operating systems used to identify the location of executables. The command is available in Unix and Unix-like systems, the AROS shell, for FreeDOS and for Microsoft Windows. The functionality of the which command is similar to some implementations of the type command. POSIX specifies a command named command that also covers this functionality. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Which (command)A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Vitae excellentium imperatorumThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Which side are you on? The ethics of self-commandCited 27 times
- Go sideways: Sleep (command)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Touch (command)A closely related topic
📖 Definitions
No dictionary entry for this exact phrase.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Which side are you on? The ethics of self-command
A new robot command library which includes simulation
Event studies with daily stock returns in Stata: Which command to use?
Event Studies with Daily Stock Returns in Stata: Which Command to Use?
A New Model of Hydraulic Valve for Building Installations Which has a Sliding Command and Which Works Completely Embedded in the Masonry
H∞ control of systems with compensators which read the command signal
Seonmyeong(Royal Command) Written in ´Phags-pa Script which Lee, Dal-han in the Mongolian Era Received
📚 Books worth reading
Vitae excellentium imperatorumCornelius Nepos · 1594
The works of Flavius JosephusFlavius Josephus · 1725
A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean.George Vancouver · 1798
Journals of Major Robert RogersRobert Rogers · 1765
An authentic narrative of the shipwreck and sufferings of Mrs. Eliza BradleyEliza Bradley · 1820
The life of George WashingtonJohn Marshall · 1804
A journal of the travels and sufferings of Daniel Saunders, JunDaniel Saunders · 1794
The life of George WashingtonJohn Marshall · 1804
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