UG: The command line (Rev #3)

(Updating in progress by Bernard)

This chapter/appendix describes OS version 5.22 (13-Apr-2015)

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Many of the commands are described in UG: Useful star commands?. See note in PDF copy.

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Accessing the command line

New task

To start a new task, either press Menu over the Task manager icon on the icon bar to display this menu:

from which click Task window, or type Ctrl-F12. This produces a window in which you can type start commands. If a command causes a task that is not a desktop application to run, output from the task will be displayed in a new window, and other tasks will be suspended until this task is completed.