Function: idl-shell
idl-shell is a function alias and interactive for idlwave-shell,
defined in idlw-shell.el.gz.
Signature
(idl-shell &optional ARG)
Documentation
Run an inferior IDL, with I/O through buffer (idlwave-shell-buffer).
If buffer exists but shell process is not running, start new IDL. If buffer exists and shell process is running, just switch to the buffer.
When called with a prefix ARG, or when idlwave-shell-use-dedicated-frame
is non-nil, the shell buffer and the source buffers will be in
separate frames.
The command to run comes from variable idlwave-shell-explicit-file-name,
with options taken from idlwave-shell-command-line-options.
The buffer is put in idlwave-shell-mode, providing commands for sending
input and controlling the IDL job. See help on idlwave-shell-mode.
See also the variable idlwave-shell-prompt-pattern.
(Type C-h m (describe-mode) in the shell buffer for a list of commands.)
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