The term shell in UNIX refers to the interface you use when typing commands or performing functions.

UNIX 中的术语 shell 指的是您在键入命令或执行功能时所使用的接口。

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By using IPython, it is now possible to combine the best features of a Python shell, UNIX shell, and your favorite text editor.

现在通过使用IPython，可以将Python Shell、UNIX Shell和您最喜欢的文本编辑器的最佳特性组合到一起。

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The tool comes with a postprocessing script that requires a UNIX shell and awk capabilities.

该工具随后处理程序脚本一起提供，该脚本需要 UNIX shell 和 awk 功能。

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Of course the Mac was created in part as sort of a backlash against the command line interface of DOS (typing long strings of complicated computing commands, not pointing and clicking with a mouse like we're used to now), though Mac OS X now boasts a Unix Shell terminal with its own command line interface.

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Similarly, while Apple's OS X's user interface is not just easy to use but engaging, it's just a candy shell built around the kind of tried-and-true Unix software that's powered everything from phone networks to computer science labs for a generation.

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