Re: Reserved words and the type builtin

[Chet Ramey]

> Bash 2.05b, Red Hat 7.3.
> 
> The `type' builtin checks arguments in the order:
> alias, keyword, function, builtin, file
> 
> But it seems as if command parsing uses the order:
> keyword, alias, function, builtin

It's actually on the `time' keyword that behaves this way.  It's a bug;
it will be fixed.

> On a slightly related, "philosophical" issue, why is time a reserved
> word rather than a builtin?

So one can time pipelines and other shell compound commands.

Chet

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