tldr/pages/linux/xdg-open.md

# xdg-open

> Opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application.
> More information: <https://man.archlinux.org/man/xdg-open.1>.

- Open the current directory in the default file explorer:

`xdg-open .`

- Open a URL in the default browser:

`xdg-open {{https://example.com}}`

- Open an image in the default image viewer:

`xdg-open {{path/to/image}}`

- Open a PDF in the default PDF viewer:

`xdg-open {{path/to/pdf}}`

- Display help:

`xdg-open --help`
xdg-open: add page (#5516) 2021-03-29 14:44:53 +02:00			`# xdg-open`

			`> Opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application.`
			`> More information: <https://man.archlinux.org/man/xdg-open.1>.`

			`- Open the current directory in the default file explorer:`

			`xdg-open .`

*: fix errors reported by languagetool (#6069) 2021-08-15 19:59:09 +02:00			`- Open a URL in the default browser:`
xdg-open: add page (#5516) 2021-03-29 14:44:53 +02:00
			`xdg-open {{https://example.com}}`

			`- Open an image in the default image viewer:`

			`xdg-open {{path/to/image}}`

			`- Open a PDF in the default PDF viewer:`

			`xdg-open {{path/to/pdf}}`

			`- Display help:`

			`xdg-open --help`