SPAWN

 Spawns a subprocess, suspending, but not ending, your current editing
 session.  This is useful for running another utility, such as MAIL,
 without having to end your editing session.

 Note:  The SPAWN command is not supported on DECwindows unless you invoke
        EVE with the /DISPLAY=CHARACTER_CELL qualifier.

 Examples:

    Command       Purpose or Effect
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    SPAWN mail    Spawns a subprocess, invoking MAIL.  Exiting from MAIL
                  ends the subprocess and resumes your editing session.

    SPAWN         If you do not specify a command string, EVE spawns a
                  subprocess for DCL.  To end the subprocess and resume
                  editing, log out.

 o  Using SPAWN and ATTACH commands, you can keep an editing session active
    throughout your entire VMS session (or login) -- effectively making EVE
    a "kept" editor.  This makes it faster to resume editing, but uses more
    system resources.

 o  To execute a single DCL command, use the EVE command DCL.  For example,
    DCL DIRECTORY/COLUMN=4 *.TXT puts the directory list of files in a
    buffer in a second window.  You can remove or copy the directory list
    and insert it in another buffer.

 Key:  The WPS keypad defines GOLD-$ as SPAWN.

 Related topics:

    ATTACH    DCL    SPELL