\section open open - open file in its default application

\subsection open-synopsis Synopsis
\fish{synopsis}
open FILES...
\endfish

\subsection open-description Description

`open` opens a file in its default application, using the `xdg-open` command if it exists, or else the <a href="commands.html#mimedb">mimedb</a> command.


\subsection open-example Example

`open *.txt` opens all the text files in the current directory using your system's default text editor.