Command (Unix)
# Command (Unix)

The command command in Unix and Unix-like operating systems is a utility to execute a command. It is specified in the POSIX standard. It is present in Unix shells as a shell builtin function. The argument(s) passed is a command with its arguments. The passed command is run with the normal shell function lookup suppressed.

## Examples

In the following, the ls command is run without any shell functions or aliases that may exist with the same name:

