Want to find MKJA from your own pages? Here's the code! <A HREF="http://www.mkja.com/jargon_file/">The Jargon File</A> - Link direct to The Jargon File Home Page at MKJA.COM!
[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.”