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which/whereis differences
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Mar 15, 202655540 viewsConfidence Score1%
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What's the difference between and ?
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How about learning about and using ? Basically, searches for "possibly useful" files, while only searches for executables. I rarely use . On the other hand, is very useful, specially in scripts. is the answer for the following question: Where does this command come from?
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