bash/bash-20060316/examples/functions/inpath

inpath()
{
	local PROG
	path=$(echo $PATH | sed 's/^:/.:/
				s/::/:.:/g
				s/:$/:./
				s/:/ /g')

	for x in $path
	do
		[ -x $x/$1 ] && { PROG=$x/$1; break; }
	done
	[ -n "$PROG" ]
}