[MAN] xdg-open

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XDG-OPEN

Section: xdg-open Manual (1)
Updated: 01/11/2021
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NAME

xdg-open - opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application  

SYNOPSIS

xdg-open {file | URL}

xdg-open {--help | --manual | --version}

 

DESCRIPTION

xdg-open opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application. If a URL is provided the URL will be opened in the user's preferred web browser. If a file is provided the file will be opened in the preferred application for files of that type. xdg-open supports file, ftp, http and https URLs.

xdg-open is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not recommended to use xdg-open as root.  

OPTIONS

--help

Show command synopsis.

--manual

Show this manual page.

--version

Show the xdg-utils version information.

 

EXIT CODES

An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code indicates failure. The following failure codes can be returned:

1

Error in command line syntax.

2

One of the files passed on the command line did not exist.

3

A required tool could not be found.

4

The action failed.

 

SEE ALSO

xdg-mime(1), xdg-settings(1), m[blue]MIME applications associations specificationm[][1]  

EXAMPLES

xdg-open 'http://www.freedesktop.org/'

Opens the freedesktop.org website in the user's default browser.

xdg-open /tmp/foobar.png

Opens the PNG image file /tmp/foobar.png in the user's default image viewing application.  

AUTHORS

Kevin Krammer

Author.

Jeremy White

Author.

 

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006
 

NOTES

1.

MIME applications associations specification

http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/mime-apps-spec/

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Index

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

EXIT CODES

SEE ALSO

EXAMPLES

AUTHORS

COPYRIGHT

NOTES

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