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Execute another program but don't wait.
Either
system('command &');
or fork() and then exec().
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Re^2: Execute another program but don't wait.
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terra incognita
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on Oct 22, 2004 at 19:05 UTC
On windows OS's 'command &' will not work but you can use 'start command' instead.
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