\section open open - open file in its default application \subsection open-synopsis Synopsis <tt>open FILES...</tt> \subsection open-description Description The \c open command is used to open a file in its default application. \c open is implemented using the \c xdg-open command if it exists, or else the <a href="commands.html#mimedb">mimedb</a> command. \subsection open-example Example <tt>open *.txt</tt> opens all the text files in the current directory using your system's default text editor.