FreeDOS help system (hhstndrd 1.0.8 en)[which]

Command: which

WHICH searches and displays the executable file for each specified command.

Syntax:

which command [/?]

Options:

command The command to be found. /? Shows the help.

Comments:

WHICH is a utility born in the UNIX world that enables users to find executable files in directories listed in the PATH environment variable. WHICH is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file in order to work.

Examples:

which xcopy searches the executable for the xcopy command. The output is: "xcopy C:\FDOS\BIN\xcopy.exe" which copy The output is: "copy" (copy is a command.com command)

See also:

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