1GOPEN(1)                     GNUstep System Manual                    GOPEN(1)
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NAME

6       gopen - open files
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SYNOPSIS

9       gopen [-a application] [-o] [-p] [-NXHost hostname] [filename]
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  gopen  command allows you open a file (or directory) as if you had
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15       It is possible to specify one or more filenames which  are  interpreted
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18       By  default,  gopen  will  open filename with the application currently
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20       command  line you can tell gopen to open the file with another applica‐
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23       You can also directly print a file without ( -p ) or with  (  -p  -o  )
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26       As  with  most  other GNUstep software, it is easily possible to attach
27       the process to a remote window server using the -NXHost flag.
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OPTIONS

30       -a application
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33       -o     open filename (may be used in conjunction with -p ).
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35       -p     print filename instead of opening.
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37       -NXHost hostname
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EXAMPLES

41       Open all files with a .txt extension in the current directory:
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45       To open a source file in CodeEditor (instead  of  the  current  default
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50       To print the .plan file in your home folder, use the -p flag:
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BUGS

55       Using the -a application argument, gopen allows you to open any kind of
56       file with any application you want. This does, however, not  work  with
57       applications  employing  the  NSDocument architecture as they will only
58       receive filenames whose types the application has registered.  To  cir‐
59       cumvent  this  limitation,  applications may advertise their ability to
60       open all kinds of files through the "*" filetype.  When gopen  is  used
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62        present, the application is simply launched without opening a specific
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SEE ALSO

66       GNUstep(7), openapp(1)
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HISTORY

69       gopen was written November 2001.
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71       This manual page was first written July 2003.
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AUTHORS

74       gopen was written by Gregory Casamento <greg_casamento@yahoo.com>.
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76       This man page  was  written  by  Martin  Brecher  <martin@mb-itconsult‐
77       ing.com>.
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