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gnome-open(1) General Commands Manual gnome-open(1)

NAME

gnome-open - Open files and URLs using the GNOME file handlers

SYNOPSIS

gnome-open [OPTION]... [URL]...

DESCRIPTION

This program opens files using file handlers configured in GNOME.

OPTIONS

Usage: gnome-open [OPTION...]
 
Dynamic Modules
 
--load-modules=MODULE1,MODULE2,...
Dynamic modules to load
 
Help Options
 
-?, --help
Show a brief help message
 
--usage
Display a brief usage message
 
Bonobo activation Support
 
--oaf-ior-fd=FD
File descriptor to print IOR on
 
--oaf-activate-iid=IID
IID to activate
 
--oaf-private
Prevent registering of server with OAF
 
GNOME Library
 
--disable-sound
Disable sound server usage
 
--enable-sound
Enable sound server usage
 
--espeaker=HOSTNAME:PORT
Host:port on which the sound server to use is running
 
--version
Prints the version number
 

EXAMPLES

Open a web page
gnome-open www.gnome.org
 
Open an OpenOffice.org document
gnome-open Spinach.odf
 
Open a directory in Nautilus
gnome-open ~
 
Send an e-mail
gnome-open mailto:gnome-list@mail.gnome.org
 
Possible useless use of gnome-open
gnome-open /usr/share/applications/gedit.desktop
 

REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/
 

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Jonathan Carter <jonathan@ubuntu.com>
2008-07-04 GNOME