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