title: View source for standard Linux commands e.g. cat, ls, cd
body: <p>I would like to view the source code for a Linux command to see what is actually going on inside each command. When I attempt to open the commands in /bin in a text/hex editor, I get a bunch of garbage. What is the proper way to view the source on these commands?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance,
  Geoff</p>
  
  <p>EDIT:
  I should have been more specific. Basically I have a command set that was written by someone who I can no longer reach. I would like to see what his command was actually doing, but without a way to 'disassemble' the command, I am dead in the water. I was hoping for a way to do this within the OS.</p>