So `status pls` means: call the function status (which leaves its results on the stack) and print the top of the stack with new-lines (multiple lines if it's an array).
Then `status upcase pls` would do something like the above, but it calls a "to uppercase" function before printing.
While I think 'pl' and 'pls' for print line and print lines is probably an excellent choice overall I can't help but see 'pls' and try and parse it as an abbreviated INTERCAL.
Then `status upcase pls` would do something like the above, but it calls a "to uppercase" function before printing.