shell out

[Unix] To spawn an interactive subshell from within a program (e.g. a mailer or editor). "Bang foo runs foo in a subshell, while bang alone shells out."

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Last updated: 1995-05-11

Nearby terms:

SHELL ♦ shell ♦ shell out ♦ shell script ♦ shell variable ♦ shielded twisted pair

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