What is the equivalent to the bash/shell/UNIX-terminal command 'which' in Windows 10 PowerShell?

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How do I check where an executable of a program is located using PowerShell?

In the bash shell it'd be (e.g. for Python):

$ which python
/c/Users/user/.pyenv/pyenv-win/shims/python

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63805/equivalent-of-nix-which-command-in-powershell?r=SearchResults — Daniel, Jun 02 '21 at 07:39
Does this answer your question? [Equivalent of \*Nix 'which' command in PowerShell?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63805/equivalent-of-nix-which-command-in-powershell) — jonrsharpe, Jun 02 '21 at 07:56
That's the same link @Daniel posted already. Several answers and rationales are provided, but I like the conciseness of Martin's answer below. Nothing else is needed for my scope, it just works. — Andreas L., Jun 02 '21 at 07:58
Yes, it is, but they hadn't actually voted for duplicate closure. The `gcm` answers is also on the dupe: https://stackoverflow.com/a/63891/3001761. You might not need the other options, but the point of this process is for the _next person_ who finds this who might. — jonrsharpe, Jun 02 '21 at 15:21
I agree. The only thing that got me was the naming of that duplicate question, wherefore I couldn't find it myself. While it might be more accurate to say `*NIX` it might not be obvious for everyone, especially for those not being experts in the field. If I can't find a question with various search trials, I file my own and then of course one can link to the other one which is more popular. Yet, I feel stackoverflow should allow for more search criteria linking questions to other keywords, even though these might not be mentioned directly in the OP. — Andreas L., Jun 04 '21 at 09:59

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 02 '21 at 07:37

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I use the Get-Command cmdlet (short gcm) for that:

gcm python

answered Jun 02 '21 at 07:37

Martin Brandl

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