Daniel Janus • 5/20/2014

You already use Lisp syntax

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This article demonstrates that Unix shell commands actually use Lisp-like syntax through a dialogue format. It shows how placing the program name first followed by arguments mirrors Lisp's prefix notation, and how command substitution with $() parallels Lisp's nested expressions for composition.

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