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.\"     Title: gvfs-open
.\"    Author: Alexander Larsson <alexl@redhat.com>
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.\"      Date: 11/30/2014
.\"    Manual: User Commands
.\"    Source: gvfs
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "GVFS\-OPEN" "1" "" "gvfs" "User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
gvfs-open \- Open files with the default handler
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBgvfs\-open\ \fR\fB[OPTION...]\fR\fB\ \fR\fB[FILE...]\fR\ 'u
\fBgvfs\-open \fR\fB[OPTION...]\fR\fB \fR\fB[FILE...]\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBgvfs\-open\fR
opens files with the default application that is registered to handle files of this type\&.
.PP
Gvfs obtains this information from the shared\-mime\-info database\&. The default handler is stored per\-user, in the file
\fB$XDG_DATA_HOME\fR/applications/mimeapps\&.list\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The following options are understood:
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Prints a short help text and exits\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Shows the version number and exits\&.
.RE
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.PP
On success 0 is returned, a non\-zero failure code otherwise\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBgvfs-mime\fR(1)