How to call unix shell script from PL/SQL program?

From: cbbakshi@xxxxxxx
To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 08:42:15 -0500 (EST)

Hi,

Kindly tell me how to call a shell script from pl/sql. Give examples if 
possible.

Thanks and Regards,
Chandra Bhushan Bakshi

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