New Application Process from Bash Shell

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Published on 2010-03-12T00:46:04Z Indexed on 2010/03/12 0:57 UTC
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I'm relearning UNIX commands to use git on windows using MINGW32.

When I launch a program, for example "$ notepad hello.txt" I can't use the shell again until I close the notepad file or CTRL-C in the shell.

How do I essentially fork a new process so I can use both programs?

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