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10139N/A<refentry id="gnome-open-1">

10139N/A<refmeta><refentrytitle>gnome-open</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>

10139N/A<refmiscinfo class="date">6 Sep 2004</refmiscinfo>

10139N/A<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</refmiscinfo>

10139N/A<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>

10139N/A<refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</refmiscinfo>

10139N/A<refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</refmiscinfo>

10139N/A</refmeta>

10139N/A<indexterm><primary>gnome-open</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>open

11904N/Aa file using the appropriate application</primary></indexterm>

10139N/A<refnamediv id="gnome-open-1-name"><refname>gnome-open</refname><refpurpose>

10139N/Aopen a file using the appropriate application</refpurpose></refnamediv>

10139N/A<refsynopsisdiv id="gnome-open-1-synp"><title>&synp-tt;</title>

10139N/A<cmdsynopsis><command>&cmd;</command>

10139N/A<arg><option role="nodash"><replaceable>gnome-std-options</replaceable></option></arg>

11934N/A<arg choice="plain"><option role="nodash"><replaceable>URL</replaceable></option></arg>

10139N/A</cmdsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-open-1-desc"><title>&desc-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para><command>&cmd;</command> opens a file from the command line by launching

10139N/Athe appropriate application that is associated with the file mime type.</para>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-open-1-opts"><title>&opts-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>The following options are supported:</para>

10139N/A<variablelist termlength="medium">

10139N/A<varlistentry><term><option role="nodash"><replaceable>gnome-std-options</replaceable></option></term>

10139N/A<listitem><para>Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications.

10139N/ASee <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</refentrytitle><manvolnum>

10139N/A5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for more information.</para>

10139N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

10139N/A</variablelist></refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-open-1-oper"><title>&oper-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>The following operands are supported:</para>

10139N/A<variablelist termlength="narrow">

11934N/A<varlistentry><term><option role="nodash"><replaceable>URL</replaceable></option></term>

11934N/A<listitem><para>Specifies the name of the <replaceable>URL</replaceable> to open.</para>

10139N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

10139N/A</variablelist></refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-open-1-exam"><title>&exam-tt;</title>

10139N/A<example role="example">

10139N/A<title>Opening a Text File in the Home Directory</title>

10139N/A<para><screen>example% <userinput>&cmd; README.txt</userinput></screen></para>

10139N/A</example>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-open-1-envr"><title>&envr-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>environ</refentrytitle><manvolnum>

10139N/A5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for descriptions of the following environment

10139N/Avariables: NLSPATH.</para>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-open-1-exit"><title>&exit-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>The exit value 0 is returned regardless of success or failure.</para>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-open-1-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>The following files are used by this application:</para>

10139N/A<variablelist termlength="medium">

10139N/A<varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/bin/&cmd;</filename></term><listitem><para>

10139N/AExecutable to open a file using the appropriate application</para>

10139N/A</listitem></varlistentry>

10139N/A</variablelist></refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-open-1-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>See <olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5"><citerefentry>

10139N/A<refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>

10139N/Afor descriptions of the following attributes:</para>

10139N/A<informaltable frame="all">

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10139N/A<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">

10139N/A<thead>

10139N/A<row><entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry><entry align="center"

10139N/Avalign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry></row>

10139N/A</thead>

10139N/A<tbody>

18745N/A<row><entry><para>Availability</para></entry><entry><para>library/gnome/gnome-libs</para></entry>

10139N/A</row>

10139N/A<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry><entry

10139N/Acolname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry></row>

10139N/A</tbody>

10139N/A</tgroup>

10139N/A</informaltable>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-open-1-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>Latest version of the <citetitle>GNOME Desktop User Guide</citetitle>

10139N/Afor your platform.</para>

11904N/A<para>

11904N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

11904N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>environ</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

11904N/A<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-std-options</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>

11904N/A</para>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A<refsect1 id="gnome-open-1-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>

10139N/A<para>Written by Stephen Browne, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.</para>

10139N/A</refsect1>

10139N/A</refentry>