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Content :hash [ -Ldfmrv ] [ name[=value] ] ... hash can be used to directly modify the contents of the command hash table, and the named directory hash table. Normally one would modify these tables by modifying one's PATH (for the com- mand hash table) or by creating appropriate shell parameters (for the named directory hash table). The choice of hash table to work on is determined by the -d option; without the option the command hash table is used, and with the option the named directory hash table is used. A command name starting with a / is never hashed, whether by ex- plicit use of the hash command or otherwise. Such a command is always found by direct look up in the file system. Given no arguments, and neither the -r or -f options, the se- lected hash table will be listed in full. The -r option causes the selected hash table to be emptied. It will be subsequently rebuilt in the normal fashion. The -f op- tion causes the selected hash table to be fully rebuilt immedi- ately. For the command hash table this hashes all the absolute directories in the PATH, and for the named directory hash table this adds all users' home directories. These two options cannot be used with any arguments. The -m option causes the arguments to be taken as patterns (which should be quoted) and the elements of the hash table matching those patterns are printed. This is the only way to display a limited selection of hash table elements. For each name with a corresponding value, put `name' in the se- lected hash table, associating it with the pathname `value'. In the command hash table, this means that whenever `name' is used as a command argument, the shell will try to execute the file given by `value'. In the named directory hash table, this means that `value' may be referred to as `~name'. For each name with no corresponding value, attempt to add name to the hash table, checking what the appropriate value is in the normal manner for that hash table. If an appropriate value can't be found, then the hash table will be unchanged. The -v option causes hash table entries to be listed as they are added by explicit specification. If has no effect if used with -f. If the -L flag is present, then each hash table entry is printed in the form of a call to hash. rehash Same as hash -r.

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