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If you execute a binary without specifying the path to it, it will be searched from the $PATH environment variable, which is a list of places to look for the binary. From left to right, the first found one is returned.
You can use
which cat
to see what it resolves to andwhereis cat
to get all possible results.If you intentionally wants to use a different binary with the same name, you can either directly use its path, or prepend its path to $PATH.