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# xdg-open
> Opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application.
> More information: <https://portland.freedesktop.org/doc/xdg-open.html>.
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- Open the current directory in the default file explorer:
`xdg-open .`
- Open a URL in the default browser:
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`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`