https://github.com/skratchdot/open-golang

Open a file, directory, or URI using the OS's default application for that object type. Optionally, you can specify an application to use.
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Open a file, directory, or URI using the OS's default application for that object type. Optionally, you can specify an application to use.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/skratchdot/open-golang
• Owner: skratchdot
• License: mit
• Created: 2013-06-09T12:12:43.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-06-22T19:57:04.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-18T11:21:15.474Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Go
• Size: 18.6 KB
• Stars: 780
• Watchers: 18
• Forks: 65
• Open Issues: 16
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# open

## Description ##

    Open a file, directory, or URI using the OS's default application for

    that object type. Optionally, you can specify an application to use.

    This is a proxy for the following commands:

	        OSX: "open"

	    Windows: "start"

	Linux/Other: "xdg-open"

    This is a golang port of the node.js module:

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

## Documentation ##

[http://godoc.org/github.com/skratchdot/open-golang/open](http://godoc.org/github.com/skratchdot/open-golang/open)

## Import ##

    import "github.com/skratchdot/open-golang/open"

## Usage ##

### open google.com in the user's default browser (method 1):

	open.Run("https://google.com/")

	

### open google.com in the user's default browser (method 2):

	open.Start("https://google.com")

### you can listen for errors

	err := open.Run("https://google.com/")

	

### you can specify the program to use

	open.RunWith("https://google.com/", "firefox")	

## Functions ##

### func Run(input string) error

    Open a file, directory, or URI using the OS's default application for

    that object type. Wait for the open command to complete.

### func RunWith(input string, appName string) error

    Open a file, directory, or URI using the specified application. Wait for

    the open command to complete.

### func Start(input string) error

    Open a file, directory, or URI using the OS's default application for

    that object type. Don't wait for the open command to complete.

### func StartWith(input string, appName string) error

    Open a file, directory, or URI using the specified application. Don't

    wait for the open command to complete.

## License ##

Copyright (c) 2013 skratchdot  

Licensed under the MIT license.