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open

Opens files, directories, and URIs with default applications. This command is available through fish on operating systems without the built-in open command (e.g. Haiku and macOS). More information: https://fishshell.com/docs/current/cmds/open.html.

  • Open a file with the associated application:

open {{path/to/file.ext}}

  • Open all the files of a given extension in the current directory with the associated application:

open {{*.ext}}

  • Open a directory using the default file manager:

open {{path/to/directory}}

  • Open a website using the default web browser:

open {{https://example.com}}

  • Open a specific URI using the default application that can handle it:

open {{tel:123}}