NAME
xdg-open - opens a file or URL in the user's preferred applicationSYNOPSIS
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
--helpShow 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: 1Error 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/'
xdg-open /tmp/foobar.png
AUTHORS
Kevin KrammerAuthor.
Jeremy White
Author.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006NOTES
- 1.
- MIME applications associations specification
| 04/25/2021 | xdg-utils 1.0 |