cmd: How to execute command in background?

[Me]

In a DOS window (click on Start / Run and enter "cmd"),
how do I execute a command in background?

In UNIX, I would do "nohup foobar >out.txt 2>err.txt &".

What is the equivalent in "cmd"?

The "nohup" ensures that "foobar" continues to run,
even if the "cmd" window is closed.

I presume I could use Task Manager to kill the command
later.

How do I direct output to the bit bucket?

In UNIX, I would do ">/dev/null".

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

In a DOS window (click on Start / Run and enter "cmd"),
how do I execute a command in background?

In UNIX, I would do "nohup foobar >out.txt 2>err.txt &".

What is the equivalent in "cmd"?

The "nohup" ensures that "foobar" continues to run,
even if the "cmd" window is closed.

I presume I could use Task Manager to kill the command
later.

No such exact thing exists for Windows, but Soon.exe (Command
Scheduling Utility) is an option maybe. Type Soon.exe /? for help.

How do I direct output to the bit bucket?

In UNIX, I would do ">/dev/null".

This will send StdOut and StdErr to the bit bucket:

nul 2>&1

(the 2> part is for StdErr)