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gnome-open(1)			 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 appro‐
       priate 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 information.

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

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Availability		     │library/gnome/gnome-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.

SunOS 5.11			  6 Sep 2004			 gnome-open(1)

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