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Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)?

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Andy Burnelli wrote:

> I think it may be harder to do than it at first appears to be.

You're trying to do stuff that's kind of beyond CMD's capability, you can do 
more with WSH (windows script host) or Powershell, if you haven't used WSH 
before, I wouldn't recommend starting now, it's a dead-end.

A starting point, if it's of interest, there are many other ways to skin the cat

<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/start-process?view=powershell-7.2>

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Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-21 18:42 +0100
  Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2022-04-21 20:43 +0100
    Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-21 21:57 +0100
      Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2022-04-21 23:57 +0200
        Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-22 02:07 +0100
          Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-22 02:18 +0100
          Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2022-04-22 07:45 +0200
            Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-22 09:32 +0100
              Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2022-04-22 10:23 +0100
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? MikeS <MikeS@fred.com> - 2022-04-22 13:06 +0100
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2022-04-22 13:28 +0100
              Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2022-04-22 13:40 +0200
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-22 22:26 +0100
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2022-04-23 09:12 +0200
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-23 13:36 +0100
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2022-04-23 17:04 +0200
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2022-04-23 17:07 +0200
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-23 20:13 +0100
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-07-20 19:56 +0100
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2022-04-23 17:15 +0200
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-23 17:53 +0100
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-23 17:22 +0100
                Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-29 17:49 +0100
  Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-23 14:17 +0100
    Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-23 14:25 +0100
  Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Robert Roland <fake@ddress.no> - 2022-04-23 15:46 +0200
    Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-23 15:59 +0100
      Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Robert Roland <fake@ddress.no> - 2022-04-24 00:34 +0200
        Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-24 04:09 +0100
          Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2022-04-24 18:07 +0200
            Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-25 01:06 +0100
    The various kinds of Windows applications... (Was: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2022-04-24 12:44 +0000
      Re: The various kinds of Windows applications... (Was: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)?) Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-27 12:14 +0100
  Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2022-04-24 00:19 +0800
    Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-29 16:54 +0100
  Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-04-27 12:19 +0100
  Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-07-17 11:39 +0100
    Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2022-07-17 15:17 +0000
      Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-07-18 06:46 +0100
        Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2022-07-18 08:20 +0100
          Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-07-18 08:56 +0100
          Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-07-20 19:53 +0100
            Re: Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux does (so that you can kill it)? Andy Burnelli <spam@nospam.com> - 2022-08-17 03:53 +0100

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