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[Cyrille Mertes]

Hi,

How to start many process in the same time in widows 2000 ?

For example :

c:\robocopy.exe c:\SOURCE\a d:\DESTINATION\a /MIR /SEC
c:\robocopy.exe c:\SOURCE\b d:\DESTINATION\b /MIR /SEC
c:\robocopy.exe c:\SOURCE\c d:\DESTINATION\c /MIR /SEC
etc until
c:\robocopy.exe c:\SOURCE\z d:\DESTINATION\z /MIR /SEC

How can I start 26 process in the same time ?

Can we run a process in background like in unix systems ?

Thank you.

Cyrille.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

You can start an application in the background with

start /b c:\tools\SomeApp.exe

To start multiple instances of robocopy is a perfect way to slow
down the copy process and to wear out your disk, because it
greatly increases the amount of disk reading head travel that
is required. Take out a stop watch and measure the time to
complete two scenarios: One with successive processes,
and one with simultanous processes.