The command to launch can be anything that is also executable from a shell or command prompt. One example is starting a shell window for entering such commands.
On Windows, this could be cmd.exe
which is in the %PATH%
.
On Linux, it could be xterm
if on the $PATH
,
or better /usr/bin/X11/xterm
or a similar complete path.
On Mac OS X, one could use /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app
If you want to launch a program that requires additional command-line arguments, you can create a batch file or shell script to invoke the program as desired and then use that batch file or shell script as the launcher command.
On Windows or Mac OS X the command can also be the path to
a file where the operating system knows how to handle that file.
For example, if double-clicking on a *.doc
file will open MS Word on your computer, you can use the path
to *.doc
files as launcher commands.
When activating such a command, the operating system will open
MS Word with the document.