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 <p>See the <a href="strings.html">Strings</a> section for details on unindenting.</p>
 <p>Backticks may not start with <code>#!</code>. This syntax is reserved for a future
 upgrade.</p>
+<p>The <a href="functions.html#external-commands"><code>shell(…)</code> function</a> provides a more general mechanism
+to invoke external commands, including the ability to execute the contents of a
+variable as a command, and to pass arguments to a command.</p>
 
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 <p>See the <a href="strings.html">Strings</a> section for details on unindenting.</p>
 <p>Backticks may not start with <code>#!</code>. This syntax is reserved for a future
 upgrade.</p>
+<p>The <a href="functions.html#external-commands"><code>shell(…)</code> function</a> provides a more general mechanism
+to invoke external commands, including the ability to execute the contents of a
+variable as a command, and to pass arguments to a command.</p>
 <div style="break-before: page; page-break-before: always;"></div><h3 id="conditional-expressions"><a class="header" href="#conditional-expressions">Conditional Expressions</a></h3>
 <p><code>if</code>/<code>else</code> expressions evaluate different branches depending on if two
 expressions evaluate to the same value:</p>