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builtin - run a builtin command¶

Synopsis¶

builtin [OPTIONS...] BUILTINNAMEbuiltin --query BUILTINNAMES...

Description¶

builtin forces the shell to use a builtin command, rather than a function or program.

The following parameters are available:

• -n or --names List the names of all defined builtins

• -q or --query tests if any of the specified builtins exists

Example¶

builtin jobs# executes the jobs builtin, even if a function named jobs exists