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Location of file folders of installed programs

For example the following are the same

# /usr/bin/php updateDatabase.php



# php updateDatabase.php

But how would I infer the location of the php command to be in /usr/bin?

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answered 2 Years ago fittecanap · Accepted Answer

You can use the whereis command to find the location of an executable binary on your system.

Example:

$ whereis ls

ls: /bin/ls /usr/share/man/man1/ls.1.gz

EDIT: From this answer to a similar question, you can also use the which command.

Example:

$ which ls

/bin/ls