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Hebang /sh*-bang/ N. The Character Sequence "#!
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shebang /sh*-bang/ n.
The character sequence "#!"
that frequently begins executable shell scripts under Unix.
Probably derived from "shell bang" under the influence of
American slang "the whole shebang" (everything, the works).
Related:
hell out: [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....
hell 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....
harchive /shar'ki:v/ n. [Unix and Usenet; from /bin/sh archive] A flattened representation of a set of one or more file
with the unique property that it can be unflattened (the original files restored) by feeding it through a standard Unix shell...
harchive: /shar'ki:v/ [UNIX and USENET; from /bin/sh archive] n.
A {flatten}ed representation of a set of one or more files, with the unique property that it can be unflattened (the original files restored) by feeding it through a standard UNIX shell...
path: n. 1. A {bang path} or explicitly routed {{Internet address}}
a node-by-node specification of a link between two machines....
Will write shell scripts for food.
path n. 1. A bang path or explicitly routed Internet addre
a node-by-node specification of a link between two machines....
ewline /n[y]oo'li:n/ n. 1. [techspeak, primarily Unix] The ASCII LF character (0001010), used under Unix as a text line terminator.
Though the term `newline' appears in ASCII standards, it never caught on in the general computing world before Unix....
exec /eg-zek'/ or /eks'ek/ vt., n. 1. [Unix: from `execute'] Synonym for chain, derives from the exec(2) call.
2. [from `executive'] obs. The command interpreter for an OS (see shell)...