$

$ [command] Spawn to the operating system, where "[command]" is an operating system command. If no command is specified, then a system shell is created that will allow you to enter several commands until you logout (under VMS) or exit (under UNIX or DOS).

examples

PLT> $       ! Spawn to system
Spawning...  ! Wait for something to happen
$ # enter UNIX commands
$ exit
PLT>         ! You have now returned to PLT
PLT> $ ls    ! This will display your current directory
Spawning...  ! Wait for something to happen
(directory appears here)
PLT>         ! and you are left in PLT.

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