| BUILTIN(1) | fish-shell | BUILTIN(1) |
NAME
builtin - run a builtin command
SYNOPSIS
builtin [OPTIONS] BUILTINNAME builtin --query BUILTINNAME ... builtin --names
DESCRIPTION
builtin forces the shell to use a builtin command named BUILTIN, rather than a function or external program.
The following options are available:
- -n or --names
- Lists the names of all defined builtins.
- -q or --query BUILTIN
- Tests if any of the specified builtins exist. If any exist, it returns 0, 1 otherwise.
- -h or --help
- Displays help about using this command.
EXAMPLE
builtin jobs # executes the jobs builtin, even if a function named jobs exists
Copyright
fish-shell developers
| October 26, 2026 | 4.9 |