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minus-squaremacniel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 days agojust for the sake of being pedantic: echo is actually a program (just like ls) cd though is indeed a command. And I agree with your last statement.
minus-squareelmicha@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·24 days agoecho is a program, but some shells like Bash and zsh also have a built-in echo. You can run type echo to verify that.
minus-squaremacniel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·24 days agowhelp… i tried to be pedantic and then got schooled. Thanks :D
minus-squarethingsiplay@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·24 days agoIn Bash echo is a builtin command. The external indipendent /usr/bin/echo is only used by non Bash shells.
minus-squaremacniel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·24 days agowhelp… i tried to be pedantic and then got schooled. Thanks :D
minus-squarethingsiplay@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·24 days agoWell, you was not wrong though. Because it is both. I just forgot it, so you schooled me too. :-) We can have it all! :D
just for the sake of being pedantic:
echois actually a program (just likels)cdthough is indeed a command. And I agree with your last statement.echois a program, but some shells like Bash and zsh also have a built-inecho. You can runtype echoto verify that.whelp… i tried to be pedantic and then got schooled. Thanks :D
In Bash
echois a builtin command. The external indipendent/usr/bin/echois only used by non Bash shells.whelp… i tried to be pedantic and then got schooled. Thanks :D
Well, you was not wrong though. Because it is both. I just forgot it, so you schooled me too. :-) We can have it all! :D
very sympathetic of you <3