Creates a subprocess of your current local process.

    This command is identical to the DCL SPAWN command except that there
    are fewer qualifiers.

    Continue your remote session by logging out of the subprocess.

    Format

      SPAWN [command-string]

1  –  Parameters

 command-string
    Specifies a command string to be executed in the context of the
    created subprocess. When the command completes, the subprocess
    terminates and control is returned to the parent process. If you
    use both the /INPUT qualifier and a command string, commands are
    obtained from the input file after the specified command string
    executes. The command string cannot exceed 132 characters.

2    /INPUT

       /INPUT=filespec

    Specifies an input file containing one or more DCL commands to be
    executed by the spawned subprocess. File type defaults to COM and
    no wildcards are allowed in the file specification.  Once
    processing of the input file is complete, the subprocess is
    terminated.  If both a command string and the /INPUT qualifier are
    specified, the specified command string executes before additional
    commands are obtained from the /INPUT qualifier. If neither is
    specified, SYS$INPUT is assumed (in which case a SPAWN/NOWAIT
    command is aborted if Ctrl/Y is pressed to abort something running
    in your parent process).

3    /LOGICAL_NAMES

       /LOGICAL_NAMES (default)
       /NOLOGICAL_NAMES

    Copies process logical names and logical name tables to the
    subprocess. By default, all process logical names and logical
    name tables are copied to the subprocess except those explicitly
    marked CONFINE or created in executive or kernel mode.

4    /OUTPUT

       /OUTPUT=filespec

    Specifies the output file to which the results of the SPAWN
    operation are written. No wildcards can be used in the file
    specification. (Do not specify SYS$COMMAND as a file specification
    for the /OUTPUT qualifier when using the /NOWAIT qualifier: both
    parent and subprocess output will be displayed simultaneously on
    your terminal.)

5    /PROCESS

       /PROCESS=subprocess-name

    Specifies the name of the subprocess to be created. The default
    subprocess name format is username_n.

6    /SYMBOLS

       /SYMBOLS (default)
       /NOSYMBOLS

    Determines whether global and local symbols (except $RESTART,
    $SEVERITY, and $STATUS) are passed to the subprocess.

7    /WAIT

       /WAIT (default)
       /NOWAIT

    Requires that you wait for the subprocess to terminate before
    you enter another DCL command. The /NOWAIT qualifier allows you
    to enter new commands while the subprocess is running. (Use the
    /OUTPUT qualifier with the /NOWAIT qualifier to avoid displaying
    both parent and subprocess output on the terminal simultaneously.)