Pipe

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Pipe <command>

COMMAND/F

C:

Uses the _pchar and _mchar environment variables to split
the COMMAND into fragments.

Where _pchar is seen, the commands on either side are connected
with a PIPE: from the left side's Output() to the right side's Input().

Where _mchar is seen, the commands are executed in sequence, with
no PIPE: between them, and Input() and Output() comes from the
terminal.

COMMAND -- the command to execute

> set _mchar ";"
> echo Hello ; echo World
Hello
World
> Type S:Startup-Sequence | Sort

The "_pchar" and "_mchar" environment variables are used to determine
where to split the command, and what action to perform.

If "_pchar" is not defined, "|" is used by default. A defined value
overrides the default, and an empty value disables pipe splitting.
"_mchar" has no default.

Note that _pchar and _mchar are limited to 2 characters - any
additional characters will be silently ignored.