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command -v <the_command>
if ! command -v <the_command> &> /dev/null then echo "<the_command> could not be found" exit fi
hash <the_command> # For regular commands. Or... type <the_command> # To check built-ins and keywords
$ command -v foo >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "I require foo but it's not installed. Aborting."; exit 1; } $ type foo >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "I require foo but it's not installed. Aborting."; exit 1; } $ hash foo 2>/dev/null || { echo >&2 "I require foo but it's not installed. Aborting."; exit 1; }
gnudate() { if hash gdate 2>/dev/null; then gdate "$@" else date "$@" fi }
checkBin <the_command> || errorMessage "This tool requires <the_command>. Install it please, and then run this tool again."
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[ -x "$(command -v foo)" ]
if ! [ -x "$(command -v git)" ]; then echo 'Error: git is not installed.' >&2 exit 1 fi
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$ command -v foo >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "I require foo but it's not installed. Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
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command_exists () { type "$1" &> /dev/null ; }
if command_exists mvim ; then export VISUAL="mvim --nofork" fi
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if which programname >/dev/null; then echo exists else echo does not exist fi
if [ -x /path/to/programname ]; then echo exists else echo does not exist fi