$ RUN MYPROG . . . $ <Ctrl/Y> $ SPAWN MAIL %DCL-S-SPAWNED, process SKONETSKI_272 spawned %DCL-S-ATTACHED, terminal now attached to process SKONETSKI_272 MAIL> READ . . . MAIL> EXIT %DCL-S-RETURNED, control returned to process SKONETSKI $ CONTINUE The SPAWN command in this example allows you to enter the OpenVMS Mail utility (MAIL) without terminating the currently running program. After you exit from Mail, control is returned to the parent process.