Developer(s) | IBM, Microsoft, ReactOS Contributors |
---|---|
Operating system | OS/2, Microsoft Windows, ReactOS |
Type | Command |
In
computing, start
is a
command of the
IBM
OS/2,
[1]
Microsoft Windows
[2] and
ReactOS
[3]
command-line interpreter
cmd.exe
[4] (and some versions of
COMMAND.COM) to start programs or
batch files or to open files or
directories using the default program. start
is not available as a standalone program. The underlying
Win32 API is ShellExecute
.
The command is also one of the basic commands implemented in the Keyboard Monitor (KMON) of the
DEC
RT-11 operating system.
[5]
The
TOPS-10
[6] and
TOPS-20
[7] operating systems also provide a start
command. It is used to start a program in memory at a specified address.
xdg-open
[8] and run-mailcap
.cygstart
executable.
[9]Invoke-Item
cmdlet is used to invoke an executable or open a file.
[10]
open
.start_process
.
[11]start ["title"] [/D path] [/I] [/B][/MIN][/MAX][WAIT]
[command/program] [parameters]
"title" Title of the window.
Path Specifies the startup directory.
I Use the original environment given to cmd. exe,
Instead of the current environment.
B Starts the command or program without creating any window.
MIN Starts with a minimized window.
MAX Starts with a maximized window.
WAIT Startsthe command or program and waits for its termination.
command specifies the parameters to be given to the command or program.
C: \Documents and setting \ Administrator >_
C:\>start notepad file.txt
C:\>start "C:\My Music\My Song.mp3"
C:\>start www.wikipedia.org
Developer(s) | IBM, Microsoft, ReactOS Contributors |
---|---|
Operating system | OS/2, Microsoft Windows, ReactOS |
Type | Command |
In
computing, start
is a
command of the
IBM
OS/2,
[1]
Microsoft Windows
[2] and
ReactOS
[3]
command-line interpreter
cmd.exe
[4] (and some versions of
COMMAND.COM) to start programs or
batch files or to open files or
directories using the default program. start
is not available as a standalone program. The underlying
Win32 API is ShellExecute
.
The command is also one of the basic commands implemented in the Keyboard Monitor (KMON) of the
DEC
RT-11 operating system.
[5]
The
TOPS-10
[6] and
TOPS-20
[7] operating systems also provide a start
command. It is used to start a program in memory at a specified address.
xdg-open
[8] and run-mailcap
.cygstart
executable.
[9]Invoke-Item
cmdlet is used to invoke an executable or open a file.
[10]
open
.start_process
.
[11]start ["title"] [/D path] [/I] [/B][/MIN][/MAX][WAIT]
[command/program] [parameters]
"title" Title of the window.
Path Specifies the startup directory.
I Use the original environment given to cmd. exe,
Instead of the current environment.
B Starts the command or program without creating any window.
MIN Starts with a minimized window.
MAX Starts with a maximized window.
WAIT Startsthe command or program and waits for its termination.
command specifies the parameters to be given to the command or program.
C: \Documents and setting \ Administrator >_
C:\>start notepad file.txt
C:\>start "C:\My Music\My Song.mp3"
C:\>start www.wikipedia.org