## NAME

gvfs-open - Open files with the default handler

## SYNOPSIS

gvfs-open [OPTION...] [FILE...]

## DESCRIPTION

gvfs-open opens files with the default application that is registered to handle files of this type.

Gvfs obtains this information from the shared-mime-info database. The default handler is stored per-user, in the file $XDG_DATA_HOME/applications/mimeapps.list.

## OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

-h, --help

Prints a short help text and exits.

--version

Shows the version number and exits.

## EXIT STATUS

On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.

## SEE ALSO

gvfs-mime(1)