smell out

v : recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "out trouble"

[syn: {sniff out}, {scent out}, {nose out}]

shell out

[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."

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(1995-05-11)