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Why doesn't the type builtin hash found commands?


From: Utku
Subject: Why doesn't the type builtin hash found commands?
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2021 11:51:09 -0500

Bash hashes a command after it has been discovered. `type` is a shell
builtin but it does not hash a command after it discovers a command:

    $ type man
    man is /usr/bin/man
    $ type man
    man is /usr/bin/man
    $ man
    What manual page do you want?
    $ type man
    man is hashed (/usr/bin/man)
    $ 

Why is this the case? I thought it would make sense for `type` to hash a
command after it found one.

Thank you



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