Neill Jones ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
[...]
> "rehash" is relevant if you are using tcsh (I though it was used
> in bash too, but doesn't seem to be) - it rereads all of the
> PATH directories to compile a database of what programs are
> available and where. You don't necessarily need it (I think after
> a logout and back in it
> will be updated) but it means that if you are using tcsh the
> commands will now be found without you needing to kill the shell
> and start a new one.
Bash does have a hash table of recently used commands and stores
the full paths to each: e.g.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: ~ $ hash
hits command
1 /bin/vim
2 /usr/bin/man
3 /bin/ls
1 /usr/bin/clear
man bash and search for Command Execution,
Just in case anyone was wondering ;)
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