Re: aliases v. functions; command extension? (-f & -F)?

[Chet Ramey]

On 1/9/16 2:12 PM, Reuti wrote:
> 
> Am 08.01.2016 um 21:36 schrieb Piotr Grzybowski:
> 
>> hello Linda,
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:14 PM, Linda Walsh <bash@tlinx.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> For what it's worth, It might be useful to have something like
>>> 'command' [..]
>>
>> that would be useful, a keyword like:
>>
>> function p params;
> 
> AFAICS putting the name in quotes (single or double) will prefer the function 
> over the alias, but it will fall back to a command if there is no function.
> 
> 'P' params

Yes, quoting any part of a command name inhibits alias expansion, since the
quotes remain as part of the word when alias expansion is performed.


> Does:
> 
> type - a P
> 
> list them in order? It seems always to be in the order alias - function - 
> command.

Yes.  The output is intended to show how a name would be resolved if used
as a command.  The order is

        alias
        reserved word
        function
        builtin
        command hash table
        PATH search

Posix mode changes this slightly.

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