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     The Shell Escape (!) command allows you to exit from the CodeView
     debugger to a DOS or OS/2 shell. You can execute DOS or OS/2
     commands or programs from within the debugger, or you can exit
     from CodeView to DOS or OS/2 while retaining your current
     debugging context.
 
     If you want to exit to DOS or OS/2 and execute several commands or
     programs, enter the Shell Escape command with no arguments (!).
     After the DOS or OS/2 screen appears, you can run internal system
     commands or programs. When you are ready to return to CodeView,
     type the command 'exit' (in any combination of uppercase and
     lowercase letters). The debugging screen appears with the same
     status it had when you left it.
 
     If you want to execute a program or an internal system command
     from within CodeView, enter the Shell Escape command followed by
     the name of the command or program you want to execute, as in
 
          !command
 
     The output screen appears, and CodeView executes the command or
     program. When the output from the command or program is finished,
     the message
 
          Press any key to continue.
 
     appears at the bottom of the screen. Press a key to make the
     debugging screen reappear with the same status it had when you
     left it.
 
     The Shell Escape command works by saving the current processes
     in memory and then executing a second copy of COMMAND.COM or
     CMD.EXE.
 
     See: ◄File Menu: DOS (or OS/2) Shell Command►
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