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NAME
       which - locate a command

SYNOPSIS
       which [-a] filename ...

DESCRIPTION
       which returns the pathnames of the files which would be executed in the
       current environment, had its arguments been  given  as  commands  in  a
       strictly  POSIX-conformant  shell.   It does this by searching the PATH
       for executable files matching the names of the arguments.

OPTIONS
       -a     print all matching pathnames of each argument

EXIT STATUS
       0      if all specified commands are found and executable

       1      if one or more specified commands is  nonexistent  or  not  exe
	      cutable

       2      if an invalid option is specified



Debian				  12 Jul 2004			      WHICH(1)