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# start

`process::start` starts a process by using the [CreateProcess](https://web.archive.org/web/20170713150625/https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms682425.aspx) Win32 API function. The `PID` of the process is also displayed. It has the following command line argument:

* positional argument: the name of the process to start

![Start notepad.exe](/files/-Mkpb5s5-7SjSLlT-XhK)