HOST or ! (exclamation point)

The DGMGRL HOST and ! commands allow you to execute operating system command(s) directly through the DGMGRL console without leaving DGMGRL.

The HOST command and the ! command have the same functionality. They allow you to submit operating system commands while you are logged in to DGMGRL. The DGMGRL prompt becomes a shell prompt which accepts operating system commands. You can also directly submit individual operating system commands to DGMGRL through the Host or ! command.

Format

HOST [command]

Or alternatively,

! [command]

Command Parameters

command
Represents an operating system command

Usage Notes

  • If you simply enter HOST without specifying a command, then the DGMGRL console becomes an operating system shell prompt until you issue the EXIT command to return to the DGMGRL console.

  • The HOST and ! commands take all the content entered on the command line after them as input for the operating system shell prompt. See Command Example 2 below.

Command Examples

Example 1

The following example shows the HOST and ! commands being used to execute an individual operating system command in the DGMGRL console. 

DGMGRL> HOST DATE
Executing operating system command(s):" date"
Fri Oct 23 14:08:42 EDT 2015
DGMGRL>

DGMGRL> ! DATE
Executing operating system command(s):" date"
Fri Oct 23 14:09:20 EDT 2015
DGMGRL>

Example 2

In the following example, both of the DATE commands are executed in the operating system shell before control is returned to DGMGRL. 

DGMGRL> ! DATE;DATE;
Executing operating system command(s):" date;date;"
Fri Oct 23 14:11:40 EDT 2015
Fri Oct 23 14:11:40 EDT 2015
DGMGRL>