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Asked: 2026-05-23T13:02:02+00:00

In a bash script, I need to determine whether an executable named foo is

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In a bash script, I need to determine whether an executable named foo is on the PATH.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can use which:

     path_to_executable=$(which name_of_executable)
 if [ -x "$path_to_executable" ] ; then
    echo "It's here: $path_to_executable"
 fi
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