Start (command)


In computing, start is a command of the IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS command-line interpreter cmd.exe to start programs or batch files or to open files or directories using the default program. is not available as a standalone program. The underlying Win32 API is .
The command is also one of the basic commands implemented in the Keyboard Monitor of the DEC RT-11 operating system.
The TOPS-10 and TOPS-20 operating systems also provide a start command. It is used to start a program in memory at a specified address.

Other environments

Windows, ReactOS

start "title" "command"

Examples

Windows, ReactOS


C:\>start notepad file.txt


C:\>start "C:\My Music\My Song.mp3"


C:\>start www.wikipedia.org