“How should “type ……at the shell prompt” be understood? Thank you
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This post was last edited by Baiyue Xiaomei on 2009-9-4 22:10. How should we understand “type ……at the shell prompt”? Thank you
This post was last edited by Baiyue Xiaomei on 2009-9-4 22:10. I finally understand: entering M while running the program will start M. I don’t know the specific English translation. That’s more or less what it means.
-- “Enter it after the shell prompt. . . ”.
This post was last edited by Baiyue Xiaomei on 2009-9-4 22:11. 3# cjzhou2: Shell prompt? But I’m just starting to—run—“M” and then it can be started. There’s no prompt – then how exactly should “shell” be translated?
This post was last edited by Baiyue Xiaomei on 2009-9-4 22:12. After looking up more information, I obtained the following details: (PS: I’m not very familiar with computer systems :()) “In UNIX, programs like DOS’s command.com are called shells.” The shell is a command interpreter; by entering commands at its prompt (just like the DOS prompt), the system will execute them. ” So, cjzhou is correct, right?