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20.1 Introduction

You can run a Windows command line session from within the environment by using the shell tool. The shell tool automatically runs on your current host.

The shell tool is shown in The shell tool.

 

Figure 20.1 The shell tool

You can create a shell tool in one of two ways:

The shell tool is another example of a tool which is based on an editor window, and thus many of the keyboard commands available in the editor are also available in the shell tool.

Like the listener, the shell tool is run in execute mode, which means that several other keyboard commands are available, as follows:

    Press Meta-P or Ctrl-C Ctrl-P to display the previous Windows command.

    Press Meta-M or Ctrl-C Ctrl-N to display the next Windows command.

    Press Meta-R or Ctrl-C Ctrl-R to perform a search of the Windows command history.

 

 


Common LispWorks User Guide (Windows version) - 14 Dec 2001

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