User Commands                                       gnome-open(1)



NAME
     gnome-open - open a file using the appropriate application

SYNOPSIS
     gnome-open [gnome-std-options] URL

DESCRIPTION
     gnome-open opens a file from the command line  by  launching
     the appropriate application that is associated with the file
     mime type.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     gnome-std-options       Standard options available  for  use
                             with  most  GNOME applications.  See
                             gnome-std-options(5) for more infor-
                             mation.



OPERANDS
     The following operands are supported:

     URL             Specifies the name of the URL to open.



EXAMPLES
     Example 1: Opening a Text File in the Home Directory

     example% gnome-open README.txt

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
     See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment
     variables: NLSPATH.

EXIT STATUS
     The exit value  0  is  returned  regardless  of  success  or
     failure.

FILES
     The following files are used by this application:

     /usr/bin/gnome-open     Executable to open a file using  the
                             appropriate application



ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



SunOS 5.11           Last change: 6 Sep 2004                    1






User Commands                                       gnome-open(1)



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWgnome-libs              
    
     Interface stability          Volatile                    
    


SEE ALSO
     Latest version of the GNOME  Desktop  User  Guide  for  your
     platform.

     attributes(5), environ(5), gnome-std-options(5)

NOTES
     Written by Stephen Browne, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.






































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