command to find any program/script's path

Hi there,

I just need someone to remind me of he command which give you the path
of any program/script?

For example, lets say something is in your path variable and you are
able to run it anywhere, and we need to find where the program
actually is, what do we use:

Example
ahmad:~> python
if we need to find where this program is, there is a program that used
to do it simply like
ahmad:~> **** python
/usr/bin/python2.5

Sorry if we have rambled too much about this, but need to know this
command urgently


Regards,

On May 8, 1:37*pm, Ahmad Humayun <ahmad.hu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I just need someone to remind me of he command which give you the path
> of any program/script?
>
> For example, lets say something is in your path variable and you are
> able to run it anywhere, and we need to find where the program
> actually is, what do we use:
>
> Example
> ahmad:~> python
> if we need to find where this program is, there is a program that used
> to do it simply like
> ahmad:~> **** python
> /usr/bin/python2.5
>
> Sorry if we have rambled too much about this, but need to know this
> command urgently
>
> Regards,

whereis
or
whence

On May 8, 10:43*pm, "soup_or_po...@yahoo.com"
<soup_or_po...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On May 8, 1:37*pm, Ahmad Humayun <ahmad.hu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi there,
>
> > I just need someone to remind me of he command which give you the path
> > of any program/script?
>
> > For example, lets say something is in your path variable and you are
> > able to run it anywhere, and we need to find where the program
> > actually is, what do we use:
>
> > Example
> > ahmad:~> python
> > if we need to find where this program is, there is a program that used
> > to do it simply like
> > ahmad:~> **** python
> > /usr/bin/python2.5
>
> > Sorry if we have rambled too much about this, but need to know this
> > command urgently
>
> > Regards,
>
> whereis
> or
> whence

thanks alot :D u saved my day :)

regards,

On Thu, 08 May 2008 10:37:57 -0700, Ahmad Humayun wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I just need someone to remind me of he command which give you the path
> of any program/script?
>
> For example, lets say something is in your path variable and you are
> able to run it anywhere, and we need to find where the program actually
> is, what do we use:
>
> Example
> ahmad:~> python
> if we need to find where this program is, there is a program that used
> to do it simply like
> ahmad:~> **** python
> /usr/bin/python2.5
>
> Sorry if we have rambled too much about this, but need to know this
> command urgently
>
>
> Regards,

which
whereis
locate