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open — Open files, directories, and URIs with default applications. This command is available through fish

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the open command: Open files, directories, and URIs with default applications. This command is available through fish on operating systems without the built-in open command (e.g. Haiku and macOS). More information: <https://fishshell.com/docs/current/cmds/open.html>.

Solution

open — Open files, directories, and URIs with default applications. This command is available through fish on operating systems without the built-in open command (e.g. Haiku and macOS). More information: <https://fishshell.com/docs/current/cmds/open.html>.

Open a file with the associated application:

open {{path/to/file.ext}}

Open all the files of a given extension in the current directory with the associated application:

open {{*.ext}}

Open a directory using the default file manager:

open {{path/to/directory}}

Open a website using the default web browser:

open {{https://example.com}}

Open a specific URI using the default application that can handle it:

open {{tel:123}}

Code Snippets

Open a file with the associated application

open {{path/to/file.ext}}

Open all the files of a given extension in the current directory with the associated application

open {{*.ext}}

Open a directory using the default file manager

open {{path/to/directory}}

Open a website using the default web browser

open {{https://example.com}}

Open a specific URI using the default application that can handle it

open {{tel:123}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/open

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