Answer by opsidao for How to open a specific application like macOS `open -a`?
As indicated in a response to the accepted anwser, the equivalent to the open command from macOS in Linux is xdg-open:xdg-open opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application. If a URL is...
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You can specifically use your desired program's name (if it's able to be used as a command line tool).For example, urls:firefox duckduckgo.comchromium-browser askubuntu.comPDF:evince foo.pdfokular...
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On macOS in the default Terminal running bash, I can type:open -a Firefox http://www.wikipedia.orgto open a URL with Firefox, or another browser. It also works to launch a program, e.g. open -a maps,...
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