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The shell rarely "sees" files and folders, except for expanding a glob like "*". When the shell executes "cmd folder/file", the "folder/file" is just a string
by me-vs-cat 3y ago
The shell rarely "sees" files and folders, except for expanding a glob like "*".
When the shell executes "cmd folder/file", the "folder/file" is just a string as far as the shell is concerned. It is the command that uses that string with a function like unlink or open.
- sureglymop 3y agoOkay... you're right. So should I say "the process" and every process forked or exec'd instead of "the shell"? But is it clear what I am looking for?