1  SPAWN
   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]

2  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).

2  /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.

2  /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.)

2  /PROCESS

      /PROCESS=subprocess-name

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

2  /SYMBOLS

      /SYMBOLS (default)
      /NOSYMBOLS

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

2  /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.)