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An operating system shell is a computer program that provides relatively broad and direct access to the system on which it runs. The term shell refers to how it is a relatively thin layer around an operating system.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| loading an application program | instance of | or it may carry out some other program action | 0.80 | text |
| listing files | instance of | or it may carry out some other program action | 0.80 | text |
| logging in a user | instance of | or it may carry out some other program action | 0.80 | text |
| many others | instance of | or it may carry out some other program action | 0.80 | text |
| UNIX have a large variety of shell programs with different commands | instance of | Operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| syntax | instance of | Operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| capabilities | instance of | Operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| with the POSIX shell being a baseline | instance of | Operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| MS-DOS came with a standard command interface | instance of | commodity operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| initializing a set of programs when a system is restarted | instance of | can be used repeatedly to automate routine operations | 0.80 | text |
| opening | instance of | by allowing for operations | 0.80 | text |
| closing | instance of | by allowing for operations | 0.80 | text |
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