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\section open open - open file in its default application
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\subsection open-synopsis Synopsis
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\fish{synopsis}
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open FILES...
\endfish
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\subsection open-description Description
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`open` opens a file in its default application, using the appropriate tool for the operating system. On GNU/Linux, this requires the common but optional `xdg-open` utility, from the `xdg-utils` package.
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Note that this function will not be used if a command by this name exists (which is the case on macOS or Haiku).
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\subsection open-example Example
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`open *.txt` opens all the text files in the current directory using your system's default text editor.