| start | |
|---|---|
 TheReactOS start command | |
| Developers | IBM,Microsoft, ReactOS Contributors |
| Operating system | OS/2,Microsoft Windows,ReactOS |
| Type | Command |
Incomputing,start is acommand of theIBMOS/2,[1]Microsoft Windows[2] andReactOS[3]command-line interpretercmd.exe[4] (and some versions ofCOMMAND.COM) to start programs orbatch files or to open files ordirectories using the default program.start is not available as a standalone program. The underlyingWin32 API isShellExecute.
The command is also one of the basic commands implemented in the Keyboard Monitor (KMON) of theDECRT-11 operating system.[5]TheTOPS-10[6] andTOPS-20[7] operating systems also provide astart command. It is used to start a program in memory at a specified address.
START command ofRT-11SJ displayed on aVT100.xdg-open[8] andrun-mailcap.cygstart executable.[9]Invoke-Item cmdlet is used to invoke an executable or open a file.[10]open.[11]start_process.[12]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.
C:\>start notepad file.txt
C:\>start"C:\My Music\My Song.mp3"
C:\>start www.wikipedia.org
