\section open open - open file in its default application

\subsection open-synopsis Synopsis
 <tt>open FILES...</tt>

\subsection open-description Description

The \c open command is used to open a file in its default application. \c open is implemented using the \c xdg-open command if it exists, or else the <a href="commands.html#mimedb">mimedb</a> command.

\subsection open-example Example

<tt>open *.txt</tt> opens all the text files in the current directory using your system's default text editor.