https://github.com/r-lib/xopen

Open System Files, URLs, Anything
https://github.com/r-lib/xopen

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Open System Files, URLs, Anything

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/r-lib/xopen
• Owner: r-lib
• License: other
• Created: 2018-09-10T08:11:47.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-09T14:02:53.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-28T21:03:51.628Z (17 days ago)
• Language: Shell
• Homepage: https://r-lib.github.io/xopen/
• Size: 1.2 MB
• Stars: 31
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: NEWS.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: .github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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# xopen

> Open System Files, URLs, Anything

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Cross platform solution to open files, directories or URLs with their

associated programs. Inspired by `shell.exec()`,

https://github.com/pwnall/node-open and

https://github.com/sindresorhus/opn

## Installation

Stable version:

```r

install.packages("xopen")

```

Development version:

```r

pak::pak("r-lib/xopen")

```

## Usage

```r

library(xopen)

```

Open a file:

```r

xopen("test.R")

```

Open a URL:

```r

xopen("https://ps.r-lib.org")

```

URL with given app:

```r

chrome <- function() {

  switch(

    get_os(),

    win = "Chrome",

    macos = "google chrome",

    other = "google-chrome")

}

xopen("https://processx.r-lib.org", app = chrome())

```

Open a given app (or switch to it, if already open):

```r

xopen(app = chrome())

```

App and arguments. (You need to quit Chrome for this to work):

```r

xopen(app = c(chrome(), "--incognito", "https://github.com"))

```

## License

MIT © RStudio