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NAME
       which - locate a command

SYNOPSIS
       which [-a] filename ...

DESCRIPTION
       which  returns  the pathnames of the files (or links) 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. It does not follow symbolic links.

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 executable

       2      if an invalid option is specified



Debian							    1 May 2009							  WHICH(1)