builtin - run a builtin command

Synopsis

builtin [OPTIONS] BUILTINNAME
builtin --query BUILTINNAME ...

Description

builtin forces the shell to use a builtin command, rather than a function or program.

The following parameters are available:

-n or --names

List the names of all defined builtins

-q or --query

Tests if any of the specified builtin(s) exist

Example

builtin jobs
# executes the jobs builtin, even if a function named jobs exists