1LUMINA-OPEN(1) BSD General Commands Manual LUMINA-OPEN(1)
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4 lumina-open — Application launcher for the Lumina Desktop Environment.
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7 lumina-open
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9 lumina-open [-select | -action <ActionID>] <file path or URL>
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11 lumina-open [-volumeup | -volumedown | -brightnessup | -brightnessdown |
12 -autostart-apps | -terminal]
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15 Given a file with an absolute pathway or URL, the lumina-open utility
16 finds the appropriate application which which to open the file. If the
17 file is a *.desktop application shortcut, lumina-open starts the applica‐
18 tion automatically. Using the appropriate flags allows lumina-open to
19 perform a few specific system operations. Here are the commands, flags,
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22 lumina-open
23 Displays the description and usage for lumina-open.
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25 lumina-open [-select | -action <ActionID>] <file path or URL>
26 Opens the file using the appropriate application.
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28 -select
29 Optional flag. Bypasses any default application settings to dis‐
30 play the application selector window.
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32 -action <ActionID>
33 Optional flag. Runs the specified ActionID that is listed in a
34 .desktop registration file rather than the main command.
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36 lumina-open [-volumeup | -volumedown | -brightnessup |
37 -brightnessdown | -autostart-apps | -terminal]
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39 This command is used to perform system operations, depending on
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42 -volumeup
43 Increase system audio volume by 5%.
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45 -volumedown
46 Decrease system audio volume by 5%.
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48 -brightnessup
49 Increase screen brightness by 5%.
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51 -brightnessdown
52 Decrease screen brightness by 5%.
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54 -autostart-apps
55 Launches all applications registered with the XDG autostart
56 application. Typically run by the desktop and not manually
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59 -terminal
60 Open the user's default terminal.
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63 lumina-open -brightnessup
64 Increase screen brightness.
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66 lumina-open sample.txt
67 lumina-open finds the default program for .txt files and opens
68 sample.txt with the appropriate application.
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70 lumina-open ~/Documents
71 lumina-open launches the default file manager, pointed to the
72 current user's Documents directory.
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74 lumina-open http://lumina-desktop.org
75 Launches the default web browser pointed to the Lumina website.
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78 ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/mimeapps.list
79 Default file that saves mimetype to application associations.
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81 ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/${XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP}-mimeapps.list
82 Default file that saves mimetype to application associations for
83 the current desktop session. This file is used before the generic
84 associations file.
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87 XDG-OPEN(1)
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90 For .desktop entry specifications and formatting, refer to these web‐
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93 https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/
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95 Specifications for .desktop files.
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97 https://specifications.freedesktop.org/mime-apps-spec/latest/
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99 Details how default applications are registered.
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101 https://specifications.freedesktop.org/autostart-spec/latest/
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103 Used in the -autostart-apps action. Determines which applications are
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107 Tim Moore ⟨timmoore88@gmail.com⟩
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