Janis wrote:

>> Well, i like "which" because i can do this:
>> vi `which somescript.sh`
>> In our env some of the stuff is in rather long paths.
>
> Either have a look at possible options to 'type' in your environment
> to omit the prefix string "<prg> is [cached] ..." in the output, or,
> since you use ksh, have a look at the 'whence' command instead.

Or just use "command -v" which is POSIX/SUS standard.

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