command expansion

Definition (in your own words) of the chosen keyword.

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• Reference 1
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shell

A shell acts as the interface between a user and an operating system in which the user can launch other programs or access directories. There are two types of shells, command line or graphical. A windows operating system uses the graphical interface Windows Explorer to allow users to access programs and view files, where as a Unix systems tend to use the command line interfaces wherein text is typed at the command line prompt in order to launch programs and enter commands to view directories.

List any sites, books, or sources utilized when researching information on this topic. (Remove any filler text).

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(computing)
• Harley Hahn's Guide to Unix and Linux by Harley Hahn

Demonstration of the indicated keyword.

If you wish to aid your definition with a code sample, you can do so by using a wiki code block, an example follows:

/*
 * Sample code block
 */
#include <stdio.h>
 
int main()
{
    return(0);
}

Alternatively (or additionally), if you want to demonstrate something on the command-line, you can do so as follows:

lab46:~$ cd src
lab46:~/src$ gcc -o hello hello.c
lab46:~/src$ ./hello
Hello, World!
lab46:~/src$