Shell Out
/shel au̇t/
[UNIX]
n. 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."
More Jargon:
[UNIX]
n. 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."
