Spawn - Compaq AA-Q88CE-TE System Manager's Manual

SPAWN

Allows you to execute operating system commands without leaving the RTR
utility.
Format
SPAWN [operating-system-command]
Command Qualifiers
/INPUT=file-spec
/OUTPUT=file-spec
/WAIT
Description
The
SPAWN
leaving the RTR session. If you specify an operating system command as the
parameter to SPAWN, the command is executed in the context of a spawned
subprocess. For example, the command ''SPAWN mail'' invokes the mail utility;
when you exit from mail, you return to your RTR session.
If you do not specify a parameter, the SPAWN command enters the operating
system command level in the spawned subprocess. You can then enter commands;
you can return to your RTR session by exiting the subprocess.
Parameters
operating-system-command
Can be any operating system command.
Qualifiers
/INPUT=file-spec
/NOINPUT (D)
Specifies an input file containing one or more shell commands to be executed by
the spawned subprocess. If you specify a command and an input file (with the
/INPUT qualifier), the command string is processed before the input file. Once
processing of the input file is complete, the subprocess is terminated.
/OUTPUT=file-spec
/OUTPUT=stdout (D)
/NOUTPUT
Requests that the output from the SPAWN operation is written to the
Defaults
/NOINPUT
/OUTPUT=stdout
/WAIT
command allows you to execute operating system commands without
file-spec
RTR Command Line Interface 6–171
SPAWN
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