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  • noun One or more orbitals in the electron shell of an atom.

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  • noun chemistry ,(physics) Atomic orbitals for which the values of the n and l quantum numbers are the same, such as the three 2p or five 3d atomic orbitals.

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  • Recall that when you enclose a command in parenthesis, the command is actually run in a "subshell"; that is, the shell clones itself and the clone interprets the command (s) within the parenthesis.

    Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community 2009

  • Note that background activity (FTP servers, etc) is also suspended while the subshell executes.

    The KA9Q Internet Software Package by Bdale Garbee 1989

  • She'd heard them discussing staging in terms of excitation phases, shell movements, particle emissions, subshell directionals until she wondered if they were talking theatre or nuclear physics.

    The Ship Who Sang McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1969

  • She'd heard them discussing staging in terms of excitation phases, shell movements, particle emissions, subshell directionals until she wondered if they were talking theatre or nuclear physics.

    the ship who sang McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1969

  • Write something that gives access to a subshell and maybe you can have some 'street cred'.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Digg 2010

  • Can you also help me define orbital, energy shell, and subshell?

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  • So, my overall problem is that changing alias in subshell should be reflected to parent shell, without running any other command (all commands should be run in installation script only).

    LinuxQuestions.org ajeet@linux 2010

  • I'd rearrange things a little bit to avoid spawning a subshell and make quoting a little bit nicer:

    LinuxQuestions.org Paavo 2010

  • Or, in other way how to rehash parent shell from subshell.

    LinuxQuestions.org ajeet@linux 2010

  • Now, from my understanding it should be available for execution, outside of the subshell.

    LinuxQuestions.org ajeet@linux 2010

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