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 bugzilla.gnome.org

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Jonathan Carter <jonathan@ubuntu.com>