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--- other:wincli [2025/09/15 16:48] – Added more technical content jypeter
+++ other:wincli [2025/09/18 11:35] (current) – Added which/where.exe jypeter
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   * Linux example:
   * Windows example:
+===== which ⇔ where.exe =====
+  * What: display the path of a command (look for a result in the predefined search path)
+    * Note: on Windows, also look for files with the extensions specified in the ''pathext'' environment variable
+      * ''cmd'':<code>C:\>echo %pathext%
+.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC</code>
+      * Powershell:<code>PS C:\> echo $Env:pathext
+.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.CPL</code>
+    * Linux search path:<code>$ echo $PATH
+/home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/bin:/home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/condabin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:.</code>
+    * Windows search path:
+      * ''cmd'': ''echo %path%''
+      * Powershell: ''echo $Env:path''
+  * Documentation: [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/where|where]]
+  * Linux example:<code>(base) >which which
+which: shell built-in command.
+(base) >which \which
+/usr/bin/which
+(base) >which conda
+conda:   aliased to source /home/share/unix_files/cdat/miniconda3_2024-03/etc/profile.d/conda.csh</code>
+  * Windows example:<code>(base) PS C:\> where.exe where
+C:\Windows\System32\where.exe
+(base) PS C:\> where.exe conda
+C:\Utils\miniconda3_2024-03\Library\bin\conda.bat
+C:\Utils\miniconda3_2024-03\Scripts\conda.exe
+C:\Utils\miniconda3_2024-03\condabin\conda.bat</code>
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