Run command
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On the Microsoft Windows operating system, the Run command is used to directly open an application or document whose path is known. It functions more or less like a single-line command line interface.
In the GNOME interface, the Run command is used to run applications via terminal commands. It can be accessed by pressing Alt+F2. KDE has similar functionality called KRunner, it's accessible via the same key binds. In the BASIC programming language, RUN is used to start program execution from direct mode.
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Accessing the Run command [edit]
Starting with Windows 95, the Run command is accessible through the Start menu and also through the shortcut key ⊞ Win+R. The input field in the dialog will show roughly 40-45 characters (when using Regional Language setting of "English (United States)" and running Windows XP); although more characters than this can be entered, you will not see the characters that were first entered, for they scroll out of view to the left. If the size of your command is longer than this (e.g., if a path is included), the dialog cannot be resized.
Although the Run command is still present in Windows Vista and Windows 7, it no longer appears directly on the Start menu by default, in favor of the new search box and a shortcut to the Run command in the Accessories sub-menu.
To launch the Run command in the GNOME and KDE desktop environment, hold Alt+F2.
Uses [edit]
Uses include bringing up webpages; for example if a user was to bring up Run Command and type in http://www.example.com/, their default Web Browser would show that page.
In GNOME and KDE, the Run command acts as a location where applications and commands can be executed.
