Run a shell builtin, passing it args, and return its exit status.
Syntax
builtin [shell-builtin [args]]
This is useful when defining a shell function with the same name as a shell builtin, retaining the functionality of the builtin within the function.
For example, to write a function to replace 'cd'
that writes the hostname and current directory
to an xterm title bar:
cd()
{
builtin cd "$@" && xtitle "$HOST: $PWD"
}
This is a BASH shell builtin, to display your local syntax from the bash prompt type: help [b]uiltin
The return status is non-zero if shell-builtin is not a shell builtin command.
"More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows just how good we are at evaluating risks" ~ Bruce Schneier
Related linux commands:
chroot - Run a command with a different root directory.
cron - Daemon to execute scheduled commands.
exec - Execute a command.
if - Conditionally perform a command.
nohup - Run a command immune to hangups.
su - Run a command with substitute user and group id.
shopt - Shell Options.
.source - Run commands from a file.
type - Describe a command.
watch - Execute/display a program periodically.
Equivalent Windows command: CALL - Call one batch program from another.