[ale] How to expand to full-path name?

[Geoffrey]

Jeff Lightner wrote:
> "whence" is my preference but since bash doesn't have it and ksh also
> understands "which" that is "what" I use in both shells.  
> 
> (I'm tempted to ask "why" I have to but "where" would I go from there?)

And to who???

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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