[Portland-bugs] [Bug 17339] New: xdg-open would benefit from an "edit" mode (xdg-edit?)

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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17339

           Summary: xdg-open would benefit from an "edit" mode (xdg-edit?)
           Product: Portland
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: xdg-utils
        AssignedTo: portland-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: bugs at timj.co.uk


xdg-open doesn't appear to allow any distinction between "viewing" and
"editing" a file, although the former appears to be the current implied mode of
operation. An extra option (--edit ?) or an xdg-edit script instead would be
really useful when it is desirable to express a wish to  edit a file rather
than just display it. (Obviously, this might or might not be possible depending
on the environment, but the fallback could be to the same situation as
currently).


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