# io.github.libtmux.transport.ControlCarrier.start

- **Module:** io.github.libtmux.transport
- **Package:** io.github.libtmux:libtmux
- **Language:** Java
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-java/blob/f56392b5d9bc7f1f9c1631842333fb90f3d82d40/libtmux/src/main/java/io/github/libtmux/transport/ControlCarrier.java#L23
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/java/latest/reference/io-github-libtmux-transport-controlcarrier-controlcarrier-start/

```
io.github.libtmux.transport.ControlCarrier.start(command: List<String>) -> Process
```

Starts the process. The caller owns it.

## Parameters

- `command` (`List<String>`): the tmux invocation, arguments already separate

## Returns

the running process

## Raises

- [`IOException`](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html): if the process cannot be started