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Precommand Modifiers
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A simple command may be preceded by a _precommand modifier_, which will
alter how the command is interpreted.  These modifiers are shell
builtin commands with the exception of nocorrect which is a reserved
word.

-
     The command is executed with a `-' prepended to its argv[0] string.

noglob
     Filename generation (globbing) is not performed on any of the
     words.

nocorrect
     Spelling correction is not done on any of the words.  This must
     appear before any other precommand modifier, as it is interpreted
     immediately, before any parsing is done.  It has no effect in
     non-interactive shells.

exec
     The command is executed in the parent shell without forking.

command
     The command word is taken to be the name of an external command,
     rather than a shell function or builtin.

builtin
     The command word is taken to be the name of a builtin command,
     rather than a shell function or external command.