Start (command)
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The command start is used to start programs or batch file
s from in the Windows Command Prompt
, or to open files or directories using the default program. The corresponding Mac command is open.
Batch file
In DOS, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows, batch file is the name given to a type of script file, a text file containing a series of commands to be executed by the command interpreter....
s from in the Windows Command Prompt
Command Prompt
Command Prompt is the Microsoft-supplied command-line interpreter on OS/2, Windows CE and on Windows NT-based operating systems...
, or to open files or directories using the default program. The corresponding Mac command is open.