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2LUMINA-OPEN(1) BSD General Commands Manual LUMINA-OPEN(1)
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5 lumina-open — a graphical front-end to xdg-open. Opens files or links
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10 lumina-open
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12 lumina-open [-select | -action <ActionID>] [FILE_PATH | URL]
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14 lumina-open
15 [-volumeup | -volumedown | -brightnessup | -brightnessdown | -autostart-apps | -terminal]
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19 Given a file with an absolute pathway or URL, the lumina-open utility
20 finds the appropriate application to open the file. If the file is a
21 *.desktop application shortcut, lumina-open starts the application auto‐
22 matically. lumina-open can also perform specific system operations.
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25 lumina-open
26 Displays the description and usage for lumina-open.
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28 lumina-open -select
29 Bypasses any default application settings to display the applica‐
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32 lumina-open -action ActionID
33 Runs the specified ActionID that is listed in a .desktop regis‐
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36 lumina-open -volumeup
37 Increase system audio volume by 5%.
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39 lumina-open -volumedown
40 Decrease system audio volume by 5%.
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42 lumina-open -brightnessup
43 Increase screen brightness by 5%.
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46 Decrease screen brightness by 5%.
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48 lumina-open -autostart-apps
49 Launches all applications registered with the XDG autostart
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53 lumina-open -terminal
54 Open the default terminal.
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59 lumina-open finds the default program for .txt files and opens
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62 lumina-open ~/Documents
63 lumina-open launches the default file manager pointed to the cur‐
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67 Launches the default web browser pointed to the Lumina website.
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72 Default file that saves mimetype to application associations.
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75 Default file that saves mimetype to application associations for
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90 Specifications for .desktop files.
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94 Details how default applications are registered.
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98 Used in the -autostart-apps action. Determines which applications are
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