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# command

> Force the shell to execute the program and ignore any functions, builtins, and aliases with the same name.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-command>.

- Execute the `ls` program literally, even if an `ls` alias exists:

`command ls`

- Find and execute a command using a default `$PATH` (`/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/etc:/usr/etc`) that guarantees to find all standard utilities:

`command -p {{command_name}}`

- Display the path to the executable or the alias definition of a specific command:

`command -v {{command_name}}`