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Issue #224 March 2009

Contributor: David Tweed

Problem 1—What is a “shell” program? Give some examples.

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Problem 2—What exactly does a shell do?

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Problem 3—Explain the concept of a shell “environment.” What, for example, is PATH?

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Problem 4—What are some of the key ways in which GUI shells are different from text shells?

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