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Open URLs, files, and directories on Linux using default applications. Use for launching browsers, opening documents, or viewing files.
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| name | open-url |
| description | Open URLs, files, and directories on Linux using default applications. Use for launching browsers, opening documents, or viewing files. |
Uses xdg-open which respects default application settings from the desktop environment.
xdg-open https://example.com
xdg-open document.pdf
xdg-open image.png
xdg-open spreadsheet.csv
xdg-open /path/to/directory
xdg-open .
# Query default browser
xdg-settings get default-web-browser
# Set default browser
xdg-settings set default-web-browser firefox.desktop
# Query default for a MIME type
xdg-mime query default application/pdf
# xdg-open always uses defaults; to pick a specific app:
firefox https://example.com
google-chrome https://example.com
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