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GET_COMMAND - Get Line from SYS$COMMAND
Format:
30-SEP-1998 ZE.
data_from_command, resultant_length = \
vms_lib.get_command ([prompt] [,buffer_length])
Returns:
Arguments:
Examples:
By specifying buffer_length you can limit the input that LIB$GET_COMMAND
accepts. If string truncation occured, then 'resultant_length' is negative to
indicate this! This behaviour is different than LIB$GET_COMMAND.
>>> import vms_lib
>>> # (text that is entered is either in italics or underlined)
>>> vms_lib.get_command ()
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