There is: https://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361R-01/lvhowto/cli_running_operations/
What are you trying to achieve?
To my knowledge there is no built-in way to avoid the splash screen. You can, however, skip the Getting Started window by enabling Skip Getting Started window on launch under Tools > Options > Environment. LabVIEW will then always create an empty VI on startup. Not sure if that is what you want.
They were added in 2019, actually. Can't live without them now 😊
Indeed, these features are very useful for corner cases. For the general case, however, I would argue that the cost (slower performance, higher complexity) probably outweighs the benefits (haven't tested it). Still, the Hidden Gems version allows you to specify a pattern, which makes it extremely flexible (not sure about the OpenG version).