start (command)

In computing, the command START is a command of the OS/2 and Windows command-line interpreter CMD.EXE (and some versions of COMMAND.COM) to start programs or batch files or to open files or directories using the default program. The corresponding Apple Macintosh command is open.

Windows command-line programs and shell builtins

COMMAND.COM Cmd.exe Windows PowerShell Recovery Console

File system navigation	cd (chdir) dir popd pushd tree

File management	attrib cacls cipher compact copy del (erase) deltree expand icacls makecab md (mkdir) move rd (rmdir) recover ren (rename) replace rmdir robocopy xcopy

Disk management	chkdsk convert defrag diskcomp diskcopy diskpart fdisk format label subst scandisk sys vol vssadmin

Processes	exit kill powercfg runas sc shutdown start taskkill tasklist

Registry	assoc ftype reg regini regsvr32

User environment	date mode path set setx time title ver whoami

File contents	comp edit edlin fc find findstr print type

Scripting	choice clip cscript doskey echo for goto if more pause prompt rem

Networking	hostname ipconfig net use netsh netstat nslookup PathPing ping route tracert

Maintenance and care	msiexec ntbackup sfc systeminfo w32tm WBAdmin winsat wmic

Boot management	bcdedit bootcfg fixboot fixmbr

Software development	debug exe2bin QBasic

Miscellaneous	cls help

List of DOS commands Environment variables

start (command)

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