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Index: head/usr.bin/which/which.1
===================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/which/which.1
+++ head/usr.bin/which/which.1
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd December 13, 2006
+.Dd September 24, 2020
.Dt WHICH 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -62,6 +62,48 @@
Consult the
.Xr builtin 1
manual page.
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+Locate the
+.Xr ls 1
+and
+.Xr cp 1
+commands:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ /usr/bin/which ls cp
+/bin/ls
+/bin/cp
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Same as above with a specific
+.Va PATH
+and showing all occurrences:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ PATH=/bin:/rescue /usr/bin/which -a ls cp
+/bin/ls
+/rescue/ls
+/bin/cp
+/rescue/cp
+.Ed
+.Pp
+.Nm which
+will show duplicates if the same executable is find more than once:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ PATH=/bin:/bin /usr/bin/which -a ls
+/bin/ls
+/bin/ls
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Do not show output.
+Just exit with an appropriate return code:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ /usr/bin/which -s ls cp
+$ echo $?
+0
+
+$ /usr/bin/which -s fakecommand
+$ echo $?
+1
+.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr builtin 1 ,
.Xr csh 1 ,
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