7.0;cp (create_process) *DM*, revision 7.0, 83/08/09
CP (CREATE_PROCESS) *DM* -- Create process, pads, and windows.
usage: [region]cp pathname [-n name] [args ...]


FORMAT

  [region]CP pathname [options]


  CP creates a process, input and transcript pads, and input and
  transcript windows, then executes a program (indicated by the
  'pathname' argument) within that process.

  To create a process running the Shell, either press the <SHELL> key
  (which causes everything to happen automatically) or specify
  /COM/SH for 'pathname'.

  To stop a Shell and delete all windows and pads associated with its
  parent process, type CTRL/Z in the Shell's process input pad, then
  CTRL/N to close the window.


ARGUMENTS

  region
  (optional)       Specify area of the screen where the new window will
                   be displayed.  For details on window regions, type
                   HELP WINDOWS.
                   Default if omitted: use next DM default window

  pathname
  (required)       Specify file to be executed by the new process: usually
                   a Shell (command interpreter).


OPTIONS

  -N name          Assign process name 'name.' If omitted, the DM assigns
                   the name "Process_n," where n is an integer beginning
                   with 1 and incremented by 1 for each active process.

  args ...         Specify any arguments to be passed to the program
                   'pathname'.  If any of these arguments contain explicit
                   blanks, enclose those arguments in quotation marks.


RELATED TOPICS

  More information is available.  Type:

    - HELP CPO
      for details about creating processes without windows and pads

    - HELP CPS
      for details about creating server processes

    - HELP DQ
      for details about stopping processes