Run a shell builtin, passing it args, and return its exit status.
Syntax
builtin [shell-builtin [args]]
This is useful when defining a shell function with the same name as a shell builtin, retaining the functionality of the builtin within the function.
For example, to write a function to replace `cd'
that writes the hostname and current directory
to an xterm title bar:
cd()
{
builtin cd "[email protected]" && xtitle "$HOST: $PWD"
}
This is a BASH shell builtin, to display your local syntax from the bash prompt type: help [b]uiltin
The return status is non-zero if shell-builtin is not a shell builtin command.
“More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows just how good we are at evaluating risks” ~ Bruce Schneier
Related linux commands:
chroot – Run a command with a different root directory
cron – Daemon to execute scheduled commands
exec – Execute a command
if – Conditionally perform a command
nohup – Run a command immune to hangups
su – Run a command with substitute user and group id
shopt – Shell Options
.source – Run commands from a file
type – Describe a command
watch – Execute/display a program periodically
Equivalent Windows command: CALL – Call one batch program from another
