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# command

> Command forces the shell to execute the program and ignore any functions, builtins and aliases with the same name.
> More information: <https://manned.org/command>.

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

`command {{ls}}`

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

`command -v {{command_name}}`