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==About==
{{fmt/quote|[[xdg-open]] is a command-line utility for opening files and URLs using the default applications as specified by the user's desktop environment.}}<ref name=chatgpt1 /> Its current implementation (as of Ubuntu-MATE 23.10) is as a [[bash]] script which determines which desktop environment (DE) is running, and then delegates to the appropriate command for that DE. In other words, it's a slightly klugey bit of glue that deals with the lack of a standard URL-opening function across different DEs.
==How To==
* [[/how to/add custom protocol|add a custom protocol]]
==Delegation==
Some of the commands to which [[xdg-open]] will delegate:
* {{l/cmd|enlightenment_open}} (e)
* {{l/cmd|exo-open}} ([[XFCE]])
* {{l/cmd|gio}} open (Gnome3, [[MATE]], XFCE)
* {{l/cmd|gvfs-open}} (Gnome3, MATE, XFCE)
* {{l/cmd|kde-open}} ([[KDE]])
* {{l/cmd|kfmclient}} (KDE)
* {{l/cmd|gnome-open}} (Gnome)
* {{l/cmd|open_generic}} (e, Gnome, Gnome3, MATE, XFCE)
==Footnotes==
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<ref name=chatgpt1>'''2024-01-01''' ChatGPT 3.5, in response to "How can I add a custom protocol to xdg-open?"</ref>
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