shell out (idea)

shell out vi.

[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."

--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.

• shell
• shift left (or right) logical
• spawn
• The Jargon File
• ESR
• rescdsk

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