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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[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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