1  SPAWN
   Suspends the current FTP session and runs the DCL command that
   you type.

   DCL Format

     SPAWN  [ command ]

   UNIX Format

     !  [ command ]
 

2  Examples

   1.FTP> SPAWN SHOW DEFAULT
     SYS$LOGIN_DEVICE:[PERCY.DISTR]

     Interrupts the FTP process to display your default directory.

   2.FTP> ! SHOW DEFAULT
       WORK1$:[VANA.FTP]
       FTP>

     You can also use the exclamation point (!) to spawn a command.