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It is one of builtin Bash commands. It is used to describe the command and how it would be interpreted if used.

Examples:

Shell: type -p ruby

Return: /usr/bin/ruby

Shell: type -a ruby

Return: ruby is /usr/bin/ruby

Shell: type -t ruby

Return: file

Shell: type -a echo

Return:

echo is a shell builtin

echo is /bin/echo

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