8.0;cp (create_process) *DM*, revision 8.0, 84/05/24
CP (CREATE_PROCESS) -- Create process, pads, and windows.
usage:  [region]cp [-i] [-c 'char'] [-n name] pathname [args ...]


FORMAT

  [region]CP [options] pathname [args ...]


  CP  creates  a  process,  input  and transcript pads, and input and transcript
  windows, then executes a program (indicated by the 'pathname' argument) within
  that process.

  To create a process running the Shell, either press  the  <SHELL>  key  (which
  causes everything to happen automatically) or specify /COM/SH for 'pathname'.

  To  stop  a  Shell  and delete all windows and pads associated with its parent
  process, type CTRL/Z in the Shell's process input pad, then  CTRL/N  to  close
  the window.


ARGUMENTS

  region
  (optional)          Specify  area  of  the screen where the new window will be
                     displayed.   For  details  on  window  regions,  type  HELP
                     WINDOWS.  Default if omitted: use next DM default window

  pathname
  (required)          Specify  file to be executed by the new process: usually a
                     Shell (command interpreter).

  args ...
  (optional)          Specify  any  arguments  to  be  passed  to  the   program
                     'pathname'.    If  any  of these arguments contain explicit
                     blanks, enclose those arguments in quotation marks.


OPTIONS

  Note that options, if present, must precede the 'pathname' argument.

  -I                 Specify that the window created for this process will be in
                     icon format.

  -C 'char'          Specify the icon character to be used in the  icon  window.
                     'char'  must  reside  in  the  current  icon font.  If this
                     option is not specified and  -I  is  present,  the  Display
                     Manager  will  use  the default icon character for this pad
                     type.

  -N name            Assign process name 'name.' If omitted, the DM assigns  the
                     name  "Process_n,"  where  n is an integer beginning with 1
                     and incremented by 1 for each active process.   Due  to  an
                     error  in  the  DM  at  SR8,  the -N option must FOLLOW the
                     'pathname' argument (and any 'args' arguments) in order  to
                     be interpreted correctly.


RELATED TOPICS

  More information is available.  Type:

  - HELP CPO
    for details about creating processes without windows and pads

  - HELP CPS
    for details about creating server processes

  - HELP DQ
    for details about stopping processes