diff --git a/clite/core.js b/clite/core.js
index e622620..c631106 100644
--- a/clite/core.js
+++ b/clite/core.js
@@ -1345,10 +1345,8 @@ clite.shell = {
 				return;
 			}else{
 				var path = clite.shell.resolvePath(args[1]);
-				var fd = clite.io.open(path,false);
-				if (!fd)
+				if (!path)
 					return;
-				clite.io.close(fd);
 				io.write(args[1]+' is '+path);
 			}
 		},
@@ -1359,10 +1357,8 @@ clite.shell = {
 				io.write(args[1]+' is a shell builtin');
 			}else{
 				var path = clite.shell.resolvePath(args[1]);
-				var fd = clite.io.open(path,false);
-				if (!fd)
+				if (!path)
 					return;
-				clite.io.close(fd);
 				io.write(args[1]+' is '+path);
 			}
 		},