shell

adj : having a shell or or containing shell; "shell marl"

n 1: cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and

a projectile; fired from a large gun

2: the material that forms the hard outer covering of many

animals

3: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as

arthropods and turtles [syn: {carapace}]

4: the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits

especially nuts

5: a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is

covered with a smooth shell of ice"

6: the exterior covering of a bird's egg [syn: {eggshell}]

7: a very light narrow racing boat [syn: {racing shell}]

8: the outer covering or housing of something; "the clock has a

walnut case" [syn: {case}, {casing}]

9: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield

attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

[syn: {plate}, {scale}]

10: the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc

v 1: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"

[syn: {blast}, {strafe}]

2: take something out of its shell or pod, such as peas or

beans [syn: {pod}]

Z shell

(zsh) 1. {sh} with list processing and {database}

enhancements.

Version 2.1.o (before 1995-10-30).

{(ftp://cs.ucsd.edu/pub/zsh/zsh2.1.0.tar.Z)}

2. A {Unix} command interpreter {shell} by Paul Falstad

, similar to, but not completely compatible

with, {ksh}, with many additions to please {csh} users and

some {tcsh} features. zsh supports editing of multi-line

commands a single buffer; variable editing; a command buffer

stack; {recursive} {glob}bing; manipulation of {arrays}; and

spelling correction.

zsh is available for Berkeley and {SVR4}-based Unix.

Current version: 2.3.1 (2.4 in beta), as of 1993-03-23.

{zsh FAQ (http://mal9000.bevc.blacksburg.va.us/zsh/FAQ)}

{(ftp://carlo.phys.uva.nl/pub/bas/zsh/)}

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(1995-10-31)