Bug#992383: debianutils: which is noisy and doesn't suggest a different option

2021-08-19 Thread Michael Gold
On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 12:53:53 -0400, Jason Riedy wrote: > I've been using which for decades, including on SunOS and AIX. When I know > it's a script, less `which foobar` is quick and easy. Adding this to ~/.bashrc or similar might help: which () { bash -c 'command -v "$@"' which "$@"; } It w

Bug#992383: debianutils: which is noisy and doesn't suggest a different option

2021-08-19 Thread Michael Gold
On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 13:28:14 +0900, Norbert Preining wrote: ... > but being noisy about it on any invocation, **without** providing > an alternative is a no go ... > Please use NEWS, or whatever other channels, and above all, **provide > information on a replacement!** I checked 'man which' wh