quartz/content/notes/shell.md
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shell
cosc202
  • start and stop OS processes
  • used to control OS
  • connect output of one OS process to input of another process -> this is the idea of Unix pipes
  • manage environment variables: pass params to programs
  • parse and evaluate command line instructions from user