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start for filesystem

Open a folder, file or website in the default application or viewer.

Signature

> start {flags} (path)

Parameters

  • path: path to open

Input/output types:

input output
nothing any
string any

Examples

Open a text file with the default text editor

>startfile.txt

Open an image with the default image viewer

>startfile.jpg

Open the current directory with the default file manager

>start.

Open a pdf with the default pdf viewer

>startfile.pdf

Open a website with default browser

>starthttps://www.nushell.sh

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