xdg-open
opens a file or URL in the user (Aqs preferred application
SYNOPSIS
' xdg-open 'u xdg-open { file | URL } ' xdg-open 'u xdg-open { --help | --manual | --version }
DESCRIPTION
xdg -open opens a file or URL in the user (Aqs preferred application . If a URL is provided the URL will be opened in the user (Aqs 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 .
EXAMPLES
.RS 4
xdg -open (Aqhttp://www .freedesktop .org/ (Aq .RE
.RS 4
xdg -open /tmp/foobar .png .RE Opens the PNG image file /tmp/foobar .png in the user (Aqs default image viewing application .
AUTHORS
KevinKrammer Author.
JeremyWhite Author.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2006
NOTES
" 1." 4 MIME applications associations specification http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/mime-apps-spec/
SEE ALSO
xdg-mime(1), xdg-settings(1), MIMEapplications associations specification [1]