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NAME

6       xdg-open - opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application
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SYNOPSIS

9       xdg-open {file | URL}
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11       xdg-open {--help | --manual | --version}
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DESCRIPTION

14       xdg-open opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application. If a
15       URL is provided the URL will be opened in the user's preferred web
16       browser. If a file is provided the file will be opened in the preferred
17       application for files of that type. xdg-open supports file, ftp, http
18       and https URLs.
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20       xdg-open is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not
21       recommended to use xdg-open as root.
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OPTIONS

24       --help
25           Show command synopsis.
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27       --manual
28           Show this manual page.
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30       --version
31           Show the xdg-utils version information.
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EXIT CODES

34       An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code
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38           Error in command line syntax.
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41           One of the files passed on the command line did not exist.
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44           A required tool could not be found.
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SEE ALSO

50       xdg-mime(1), xdg-settings(1), MIME applications associations
51       specification[1]
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EXAMPLES

54           xdg-open 'http://www.freedesktop.org/'
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56       Opens the freedesktop.org website in the user's default browser.
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58           xdg-open /tmp/foobar.png
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60       Opens the PNG image file /tmp/foobar.png in the user's default image
61       viewing application.
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AUTHORS

64       Kevin Krammer
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67       Jeremy White
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71       Copyright © 2006
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NOTES

74        1. MIME applications associations specification
75           http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/mime-apps-spec/
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