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    Does MacOS X default shell has something akin to type in bash? Commented Jul 22, 2011 at 0:12
  • Mac OS X shell, AFAIK, is bash. Commented Jul 22, 2011 at 0:42
  • It uses tcsh or bash, depending on the version. See: aplawrence.com/MacOSX/macosxshell.html Commented Jul 22, 2011 at 4:27
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    The shell is bash, alias outputs nothing. Interestingly type python outputs python is hashed (/usr/bin/python) i.e. prints the path to the python that is executed. Normally though I'd use zsh when I can be bothered to configure it. However zsh does not seem to have the type builtin ... Commented Jul 22, 2011 at 10:53
  • @Brendan: can you do hash -d python, than type -a python? what's the output? Commented Jul 22, 2011 at 11:16