1XDG-OPEN(1) xdg-open Manual XDG-OPEN(1)
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6 xdg-open - opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application
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9 xdg-open {file | URL}
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11 xdg-open {--help | --manual | --version}
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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
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17 application for files of that type. xdg-open supports file, ftp, http
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20 xdg-open is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not
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24 --help
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30 --version
31 Show the xdg-utils version information.
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50 xdg-mime(1), xdg-settings(1), MIME applications associations
51 specification[1]
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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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64 Kevin Krammer
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74 1. MIME applications associations specification
75 http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/mime-apps-spec/
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