Exec SQLPLUS command from PL/SQL Block

Good Morning:
How I can execute a SQLPLUS command (like SPOOL or DESCRIBE) from PL/SQL Block Procedure?:
DECLARE
BEGIN
ls_command = 'DESCRIBE '||ls_table_name;
EXECUTE SQLPLUS(ls_command);
END;
Thanks a lot for any idea.

That's correct.
However, in the case of the given example we can use DBMS_DESCRIBE package to get table descriptions. And we can use UTL_FILE to spool PL/SQL stuff to a file.
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