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Enter node , (file) or (file)node

 The `shell` command spawns an interactive shell.  To return to `gnuplot`
 (Note: gnuplot ), type `logout` if using VMS, `exit` (Note: exit ) or the
 END-OF-FILE character if using Unix, `endcli` if using AmigaOS, or `exit` if
 using MS-DOS or OS/2.

 A single shell command may be spawned by preceding it with the ! character
 ($ if using VMS) at the beginning of a command line.  Control will return
 immediately to `gnuplot` after this command is executed.  For example, in
 Unix, AmigaOS, MS-DOS or OS/2,

       ! dir

 prints a directory listing and then returns to `gnuplot`.

 On an Atari, the `!` command first checks whether a shell is already loaded
 and uses it, if available.  This is practical if `gnuplot` is run from
 `gulam`, for example.