Linux open Command

• Linux open Command
• open command open file in macOS
• open command open directory in macOS
• open command application name used to run an application in macOS

Linux open Command

In Linux we use “open” command to open a file. The open command works on macOS only.

open command open file in macOS

~$  open <filename>

open command open directory in macOS

~$  open <directory name>

~$  open /bin

~$  open . 

# open . will open current directory

open command application name used to run an application in macOS

~$  open <application name>

# open command application name used to run an application in macOS