VMS Help PIPE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Executes one or more DCL command strings from the same command
    line. The PIPE command enables you to perform UNIX style command
    processing, such as command pipelining, input/output redirection,
    and conditional and background execution.

    Format

      PIPE  command-sequence [separator command-sequence]...

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