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builtin - run a builtin command

Synopsis

builtin [OPTIONS] BUILTINNAME
builtin --query BUILTINNAME ...
builtin --names

Description

builtin forces the shell to use a builtin command named BUILTIN, rather than a function or external program.

The following options are available:

-n or --names: Lists the names of all defined builtins.
-q or --query BUILTIN: Tests if any of the specified builtins exist.
-h or --help: Displays help about using this command.

Example

builtin jobs
# executes the jobs builtin, even if a function named jobs exists

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