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NOTE: Doesn't work from RPI terminal.. works just fine from Ubantu terminal
There's a command that knows about your default browser:
  xdg-open http://google.com
  xdg-open http://google.com


dosen't work from RPI termainal
This will also work for every other type of URI (Uniform Resource Identifier), like images - which will automatically open with eog, openoffice documents, and so on, and also on filesystem paths (xdg-open /tmp/foobar.png).
 
There is also
 
xdg-email team@stackexchange.com
 
and
 
xdg-mime query default text/html
 
To find out what application is going to be used.
 
You can set your preffered application by going to System → Preferences → Preferred Applications:
 
[[File:WxhBW.png]]
 
These utilities are part of the freedesktop.org specification, so you can use them in your applications - and it's going to work on all of the desktops that adhere to the spec.

Latest revision as of 17:53, 13 January 2018

NOTE: Doesn't work from RPI terminal.. works just fine from Ubantu terminal


There's a command that knows about your default browser:

xdg-open http://google.com

This will also work for every other type of URI (Uniform Resource Identifier), like images - which will automatically open with eog, openoffice documents, and so on, and also on filesystem paths (xdg-open /tmp/foobar.png).

There is also

xdg-email team@stackexchange.com

and

xdg-mime query default text/html

To find out what application is going to be used.

You can set your preffered application by going to System → Preferences → Preferred Applications:

File:WxhBW.png

These utilities are part of the freedesktop.org specification, so you can use them in your applications - and it's going to work on all of the desktops that adhere to the spec.