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Linux equivalent for "start" and "open" on the command line

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Mar 15, 20266244 views
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Problem

The Windows command line uses start programname and start filename.ext to process the file as if the user had double-clicked it in the GUI shells we all know and love. MacOS's command line does the same with open. That is useful for those of us who don't know the exact program and location for open…

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Fix for: Linux equivalent for "start" and "open" on the command line

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The freedesktop.org standard uses . There are others specific to KDE, GNOME, and other desktops, but should work regardless.

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