How can command work, but sudo command not work?

Question

When I type the command

pip

it works fine (gives me a help page). But when I type the command

sudo pip

it gives me the response

sudo: pip: command not found

whereas for example 'sudo python' works fine. How is this situation possible? I am not very familiar with what is going 'behind the scenes' when I invoke a command with sudo

Possibly related: What environment do I get with sudo? – steeldriver Jul 31 '18 at 20:20 — steeldriver, Jul 31 '18 at 20:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 31 '18 at 20:16

There are some commands that can not be done as a normal user via sudo (ie. using cd to enter a root directory). This usually happens when the program is built-in to the shell and not a binary. You have to log in as a root user via su.

Alternatively, check your $PATH env variable, pip may not be located in any of those directories.

How can *command* work, but *sudo command* not work?

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How can command work, but sudo command not work?