Nonblocking bash commands?

Question

So I just created the .bash_aliases and wrote the following:

callNotepad(){
     wine C:\\Program\ Files\\Notepad++\\notepad++.exe $1
}

alias notepad++=callNotepad

Now whether notepad++ is already running or not, if it is not it does open notepad++ and either way, it opens whatever file I specify when I call

notepad++ someFile

However, if notepad++ was not running prior to that command, it gives me a

fixme:ole:RemUnknown_QueryInterface No interface for iid {00000019-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}

and then blocks the calling terminal for as long as notepad is running.

How would I implement that alias correctly? For I have no idea what that fixme is supposed to tell me.

Also, I would prefer not having to open a second terminal after opening a file in notepad++ (ctrl+C reenables the terminal but closes notepad++).

Answer 1

Run the command in the background.

callNotepad(){
     wine 'C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe' "$1" &
}

If you want to silence the errors, redirect them into silence.

callNotepad(){
     wine 'C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe' "$1" 2>/dev/null &
}

Note that this may also silence useful errors, so use at your own risk.