Find the path of a shell command

[Eli the Bearded]

In comp.lang.python, jkn  <jkn_gg at nicorp.f9.co.uk> wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 6:12:23 AM UTC+1, jak wrote:
>> I'm afraid you will have to look for the command in every path listed in 
>> the PATH environment variable.
> erm, or try 'which rm' ?

It is so hilarious seeing the responses to this thread. Hint: what do
you think the `which` program does?

$ touch /var/tmp/rm
$ chmod 755 /var/tmp/rm
$ env -i PATH=/etc:/usr:/lib:/var/tmp:/tmp /usr/bin/which rm
/var/tmp/rm
$ mv /var/tmp/rm /tmp/ 
$ env -i PATH=/etc:/usr:/lib:/var/tmp:/tmp /usr/bin/which rm
/tmp/rm
$ 

Elijah
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/usr/bin/busybox rm /tmp/rm