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XDG-OPEN(1)            DragonFly General Commands Manual           XDG-OPEN(1)

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), MIME applications associations specification: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/mime-apps-spec/

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

xdg-open Manual Copyright (C) 2006 Kevin Krammer <kevin.krammer@gmx.at> Jeremy White <jwhite@codeweavers.com> xdg-utils 1.0 DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT December 5, 2024 DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT

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