Use this library to open a path or URL using the program configured on the system. It is equivalent to running one of the following:

```bash

macOS

$ open

Windows

$ start

Linux

$ xdg-open || gio open || gnome-open || kde-open || wslview ```

Library Usage

Add this to your Cargo.toml toml [dependencies] open = "3" …and open something using… Rust open::that("https://rust-lang.org");

…or, open something with an application of your choice Rust open::with("https://rust-lang.org", "firefox");

Follow this link for the API docs.

Binary Usage

This crate also implements a binary that acts like an opener itself.

shell cargo run 'file to open'

Credits

The implementation is based on the respective functionality of Cargo, but was improved to allow some error handling.