Re: aliases v. functions; command extension? (-f & -F)?

[Reuti]

> Am 11.01.2016 um 15:52 schrieb Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>:
> 
> On 1/9/16 2:12 PM, Reuti wrote:
>> 
>> Am 08.01.2016 um 21:36 schrieb Piotr Grzybowski:
>> 
>>> hello Linda,
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:14 PM, Linda Walsh <bash@tlinx.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> For what it's worth, It might be useful to have something like
>>>> 'command' [..]
>>> 
>>> that would be useful, a keyword like:
>>> 
>>> function p params;
>> 
>> AFAICS putting the name in quotes (single or double) will prefer the 
>> function over the alias, but it will fall back to a command if there is no 
>> function.
>> 
>> 'P' params
> 
> Yes, quoting any part of a command name inhibits alias expansion, since the
> quotes remain as part of the word when alias expansion is performed.
> 
> 
>> Does:
>> 
>> type - a P
>> 
>> list them in order? It seems always to be in the order alias - function - 
>> command.
> 
> Yes.  The output is intended to show how a name would be resolved if used
> as a command.  The order is
> 
>       alias
>       reserved word
>       function
>       builtin
>       command hash table
>       PATH search

Great. May I suggest to add this table to the man page? In section "COMMAND 
EXECUTION" it's already explained in the text, but such a table would be handy.

-- Reuti


> Posix mode changes this slightly.
> 
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