Package 'xopen'

Title: Open System Files, 'URLs', Anything
Description: Cross platform solution to open files, directories or 'URLs' with their associated programs.
Authors: Gábor Csárdi [aut, cre], Fathi Boudra [aut], Rex Dieter [aut], Kevin Krammer [aut], Jeremy White [aut], Posit Software, PBC [cph, fnd] (ROR: <https://ror.org/03wc8by49>)
Maintainer: Gábor Csárdi <[email protected]>
License: MIT + file LICENSE
Version: 1.0.1.9000
Built: 2026-05-22 09:06:43 UTC
Source: https://github.com/r-lib/xopen

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Open a file, directory or URL

Description

Open a file, directory or URL, using the local platforms conventions, i.e. associated applications, default programs, etc. This is usually equivalent to double-clicking on the file in the GUI.

Usage

xopen(target = NULL, app = NULL, quiet = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

target

String, the path or URL to open.
app

Specify the app to open target with, and its arguments, in a character vector. Note that app names are platform dependent.
quiet

Whether to echo the command to the screen, before running it.
...

Additional arguments, not used currently.

Examples

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