How to list all commands available from $PATH

Question

I would like to list all commands available in $PATH.

Any idea ?

You can install `dmenu_path` from `suckless-tools`, a very nice little application — Cosine, Jul 28 '18 at 16:25

thebtm · Answer 1 · 2018-03-02T19:57:55.067

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Here is a quick onliner that will complete the task as long as you have the rights to view the folders.

for pathitem in $(echo $PATH | sed -e 's/:/ /g'); do echo $pathitem; ls -la $pathitem; echo ""; done

This code will also display the path above the listing and a space underneath it, similar to completing a ls -laR

edited Mar 02 '18 at 19:57

answered Mar 02 '18 at 19:52

thebtm

while this would be close, it lists all *files* in each $PATH directory; maybe there are some files there that aren't executable, and thus shouldn't be considered "commands" – Jeff Schaller Mar 02 '18 at 23:15
I was just trying to show a quick one liner for the general idea. – thebtm Mar 02 '18 at 23:26

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