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Subject: Multiple VMS processes
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Date: Mon, 23-Feb-87 10:35:00 EST
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H. Steinberg (?) writes of a nifty feature wherein one can gain a new
prompt and do things under Unix on receipt of a ^Z type-in.
	I've seen this done under VMS by typing ^Y and then
various SPAWN/NOWAIT commands and continue commands. The SET PROMPT
command in these cases is essential to keep track of which
process you're talking to and you need to remember that all
processes see the ^C  and 
^y 
 signals you type (so you have to continue them all). But it's a way
of getting an interactive prompt to do something useful when a process
you started turns out to take longer than is convenient.
	Perhaps someone else who does more of this can give more
detail.
	Glenn Everhart
Everhart%Arisia@RCA.com