Crate opener[−][src]

This crate provides the open function, which opens a file or link with the default program configured on the system.

// open a website
opener::open("https://www.rust-lang.org")?;

// open a file
opener::open("../Cargo.toml")?;

Platform Implementation Details

On Windows the ShellExecuteW Windows API function is used. On Mac the system open command is used. On other platforms, the xdg-open script is used. The system xdg-open is not used; instead a version is embedded within this library.

Enums

OpenError

An error type representing the failure to open a path. Possibly returned by the open function.

Functions

open

Opens a file or link with the system default program.