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SHELL: Global Tool for Calling and Chaining Procedures in the System (1965) [pdf]

Quality: 8/10 Relevance: 8/10

Summary

Historical MDN document detailing SHELL, a global tool in the Multics system designed to call and chain procedures. It explains the interface, argument passing, and composition of system commands, offering early insights into scripting and automation tooling. Useful for understanding evolution of command orchestration in operating systems.

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