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# xdg-open

> Open a file or URL in the user's preferred application.
> More information: <https://portland.freedesktop.org/doc/xdg-open.html>.

- 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`