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Fork off a command in a batch script

I have command file (.bat) that runs when I logg in. It performs a number of commands. Also, I want it to kick up a notepad with a certain .txt file. However, the command script still stays upp since I don't want to close the notepad window. I think I need to fork it off. How do I do that?

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Sorry, somehow missed notice DdVar's comment.

Maybe some additional things to note about "start": if the program or file (if the file has an association, "start somefile.doc" or whatever will work as well) you want to start needs to be enclosed in quotes, the "title" argument is mandatory.
The following command will just open a command prompt with the program file as title:

start "C:\Program files\acme\acme.exe"

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"start" in this case treated the program as window title; to avoid this, specify the title directly after "start" (setting the title will only work if you open a command prompt, not with a GUI window):

start "Title argument, will be ignored" "C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe"

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start "This is a command prompt with a custom title" cmd.exe

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