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