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Copilot CLI: Prompting, Interactive Use, and Core Workflows/Run a shell command without leaving Copilot

Execute a local shell command directly from the session.

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Section: Context-rich prompting inside a session

Run a shell command without leaving Copilot

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! git status
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Useful for checking repo state while staying inside the interactive workflow.

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