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.TH "OPEN" "1" "Nov 13, 2025" "4.2" "fish-shell"
.SH NAME
open \- open file in its default application
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fBopen\fP \fIFILES\fP \&...
.fi
.sp
.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
\fBopen\fP opens a file in its default application, using the appropriate tool for the operating system. On GNU/Linux, this requires the common but optional \fBxdg\-open\fP utility, from the \fBxdg\-utils\fP package.
.sp
Note that this function will not be used if a command by this name exists (which is the case on macOS or Haiku).
.SH EXAMPLE
.sp
\fBopen *.txt\fP opens all the text files in the current directory using your system\(aqs default text editor.
.SH COPYRIGHT
fish-shell developers
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