[Gllug] Detect if a program is available

[John G Walker]

On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 12:26:20 +0100 "- Tethys" <tethys at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 7/26/07, Richard Jones <rich at annexia.org> wrote:
> 
> > Why the restriction on using 'which'?
> 
> As a general priciple, "which" lies, and shouldn't be used. Use "type"
> instead. As it happens, on modern versions of Linux, "which" tells the
> truth. But you can't rely on that being true on other unices.
> 
> Tet
> 

"Unices" is presumably from the Latin 

	Unix, unicis, n - The operating system of the gods

:P

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 All the best,
 John
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