Command to open a document

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What's the command that, given a document name, will open it with the right application (i.e. an equivalent to windows start / mac os x open)

By "document" I meant any non-executable file, including PNG, MP3, or whatever — Matt Gregory, Jun 21 '14 at 15:35

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 21 '14 at 15:27

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Try xdg-open file this should open the file with the correct program, that is defined via mimetypes

edited Jun 21 '14 at 15:27

Florian Diesch

answered Jun 21 '14 at 15:26

wa4557

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 21 '14 at 15:21

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I think you mean Document Viewer. The command name is evince. Optionally with filename as argument. More at manpage.

answered Jun 21 '14 at 15:21

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