"start" or "open" command?

Lubos Lunak l.lunak at suse.cz
Fri Oct 10 16:59:23 EEST 2003


On Friday 10 of October 2003 15:30, Mike Perry wrote:
> Are there currently any plans to implement a Windows-like "start" or
> OSX-like "open" command that automatically launches the approprate
> handler for any file? Such a command really improves commandline
> usability, especially for new users, and the bulk of its operation could
> also be implemented in a cross-desktop "launcher" library.
>
> I poked around a bit for something like these and didn't find either. Did
> I overlook something? Or is it in development already somewhere?

 KDE has kfmclient exec <whatever>

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