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shell out

To temporarily exit an application, go back to the operating system, perform a function and then return to the application.

shell out - [Unix] To spawn an interactive subshell from within a program (e.g. a mailer or editor). "Bang foo runs foo in a subshell, while bang alone shells out."

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