whereis is a command on Unix and Unix-like operating systems used to locate some special files of a command like the binary file, source and manual page files.
The whereis utility was first included with 2BSD,[1] dating back to 1979.
[2] The whereis man page provides the following sample usage: The Unix type command is similar, but it identifies aliases.
Modern versions of Microsoft Windows feature a similar command: where.
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