1LUMINA-OPEN(1)            BSD General Commands Manual           LUMINA-OPEN(1)
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NAME

4     lumina-open — Application launcher for the Lumina Desktop Environment.
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SYNOPSIS

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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DESCRIPTION

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,
20     and descriptions of their functionality:
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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
40             the specific flags.
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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
57             launched.
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59     -terminal
60             Open the user's default terminal.
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EXAMPLES

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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FILES

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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SEE ALSO

87     XDG-OPEN(1)
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REFERENCES

90     For .desktop entry specifications and formatting, refer to these web‐
91     sites:
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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
104     automatically started.
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AUTHOR

107     Tim Moore ⟨timmoore88@gmail.com⟩
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109Lumina Desktop                  March 29, 2017                  Lumina Desktop
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