This action allows you to execute a detached command. In other words it can start a program like Firefox or LibreOffice. The action starts the program exactly as is the user had clicked on it.

Note: this action will execute the command and will pass to the next action without waiting for the command to finish or the program to close. To execute a command and wait for its termination, use the Command action.

The command to execute. You can choose the program to start by click on the "…" button.

Hint: You can also select a shortcut instead of an executable.

The program parameters to use. Multiple parameters should be separated by a space.

The working directory to associate with the command.

The name of the variable where to store the process identifier of the started process.

Note: This identifier can be use with the Kill process action.

• Bad parameter
• Code error
• Timeout
• Unable to start the detached command

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This exception is thrown when the detached command cannot be executed.

• Default action: stop the script execution