builtin: Linux Commands HowTo
builtin: Run a shell builtin
Run a shell builtin, passing it args, and return its exit status.
SYNTAX
builtin [shell-builtin [args]]
This is useful when defining a shell function with the same name as a shell builtin, retaining the functionality of the builtin within the function.
For example, to write a function to replace `cd?
that writes the hostname and current directory
to an xterm title bar:
cd()
{
builtin cd "$@" && xtitle "$HOST: $PWD"
}
The return status is non-zero if shell-builtin is not a
shell builtin command.
"More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows just how good we are at evaluating risks" - Bruce Schneier
Related:
chroot - Run a command with a different root directory
cron - Daemon to execute scheduled commands
exec - Execute a command
if - Conditionally perform a command
nohup - Run a command immune to hangups
su - Run a command with substitute user and group id
shopt - Shell Options
.source
- Run commands from a file
type - Describe a command
watch - Execute/display a program periodically
Equivalent Windows command: CALL - Call one batch program from another
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