# XDG-OPEN(1) - man - phpMan

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## NAME
       xdg-open - opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application

## SYNOPSIS
       **xdg-open** {_file_ | _URL_}

       **xdg-open** {**--help** | **--manual** | **--version**}

## DESCRIPTION
       xdg-open opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application. If a URL is provided the
       URL will be opened in the user's preferred web browser. If a file is provided the file will
       be opened in the preferred application for files of that type. xdg-open supports file, ftp,
       http and https URLs.

       xdg-open is for use inside a desktop session only. It is not recommended to use xdg-open as
       root.

## OPTIONS
### --help
           Show command synopsis.

### --manual
           Show this manual page.

### --version
           Show the xdg-utils version information.

## EXIT CODES
       An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code indicates failure. The
       following failure codes can be returned:

       **1**
           Error in command line syntax.

       **2**
           One of the files passed on the command line did not exist.

       **3**
           A required tool could not be found.

       **4**
           The action failed.

## SEE ALSO
       [**xdg-mime**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/xdg-mime/1/markdown), [**xdg-settings**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/xdg-settings/1/markdown), **MIME** **applications** **associations** **specification**[1]

## EXAMPLES
           xdg-open '<http://www.freedesktop.org/>'

       Opens the freedesktop.org website in the user's default browser.

           xdg-open /tmp/foobar.png

       Opens the PNG image file /tmp/foobar.png in the user's default image viewing application.

## AUTHORS
### Kevin Krammer
           Author.

### Jeremy White
           Author.

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2006

## NOTES
        1. MIME applications associations specification
           <http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/mime-apps-spec/>



xdg-utils 1.0                                08/22/2022                                  [XDG-OPEN(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/XDG-OPEN/1/markdown)