open.node.txt

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VERSION ==>                       #9.1.0

OPEN('ARG'[, OPTS])               #Launch application, cross-OS.
 ->PROMISE_CHILD_PROCESS          #Unless OPTS.app defined, guess which application to use (e.g. browser, file viewer, etc.).
                                  #Runs CHILD_PROCESS.spawn() with:
                                  #  - Linux: xdg-open|COMMAND ARG COMMAND_ARGS...
                                  #  - Mac: open [-W] [-a COMMAND] ARG [--args COMMAND_OPTS]
                                  #  - Windows: powershell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -EncodedCommand [-Wait] [COMMAND] [COMMAND_OPTS...]
OPTS.app                          #OBJ
OPTS.app.name                     #'COMMAND'
apps.APP                          #OS-specific 'COMMAND' (e.g. 'google chrome' on Mac, 'google-chrome' on Linux).
                                  #APP can be: 'chrome', 'firefox', 'edge', 'browser[Private]'
OPTS.app.arguments                #'ARGS ...'
OPTS.wait                         #If true (def: false), wait for CHILD_PROCESS 'close|error' to resolve|reject PROMISE
OPTS.allowNonzeroExitCode         #BOOL: if false (def), OPTS.wait true and exit code !== 0, rejects
OPTS.background                   #BOOL (def: false) (Mac only)
OPTS.newInstance                  #BOOL (def: false) (Mac only): open even if one already running

openApp('NAME'[, OPTS])
 ->PROMISE_CHILD_PROCESS          #Same as OPEN(...) with OPTS.app.name 'NAME'

open-cli [ARG]                    #CLI
 [-- COMMAND CMD_ARG...]          #ARG can be stdin
                                  #Version 7.2.0
--wait                            #
--background                      #
--extension=EXT                   #File type for when cannot guessed from stdin (most are automatically guessed)