Start (command)
Shell command
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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.
| start | |
|---|---|
The ReactOS start command | |
| Developers | IBM, Microsoft, ReactOS Contributors |
| Operating system | OS/2, Microsoft Windows, ReactOS |
| Type | Command |
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.
Other environments
START command of RT-11SJ displayed on a VT100.- Typical Unix shells (bash, etc.) have no built-in registry of file types and associated default applications. Linux command-line tools with similar functions include
xdg-open[8] andrun-mailcap. - On Cygwin, the command is implemented as the
cygstartexecutable.[9] - In PowerShell, the
Invoke-Itemcmdlet is used to invoke an executable or open a file.[10] - On Apple macOS and MorphOS, the corresponding command is
open.[11] - On Stratus OpenVOS it is
start_process.[12]
Syntax
Windows, ReactOS
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 Starts the command or program and waits for its termination.
command Specifies the parameters to be given to the command or program.
Examples
Windows, ReactOS
C:\>start notepad file.txt
C:\>start "C:\My Music\My Song.mp3"
C:\>start www.wikipedia.org
