xdg-open
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«xdg-open is a command-line utility for opening files and URLs using the default applications as specified by the user's desktop environment.»[1] 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.
Footnotes
- ↑ 2024-01-01 ChatGPT 3.5, in response to "How can I add a custom protocol to xdg-open?"