GNU bug report logs - #14110
24.3.50; Add command to open files outside of Emacs (use xdg-open, open etc)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 07:02:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 14110 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#14110: 24.3.50; Add command to open files outside of Emacs (use xdg-open, open etc)
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:08:29 -0400

> Add support for opening files outside of Emacs (use xdg-open, open etc).
> This is something that I sorely missed or continue to miss.

For those people who find xdg-open not customizable enough, I think
open-file deserves an alist associating different commands to different
file kinds.
I guess in this sense I agree with Leo, that it should probably use
dired-guess-shell or something like that.


        Stefan
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