.TH "open" 1 "8 Feb 2007" "Version 1.22.3" "fish" \" -*- nroff -*- .ad l .nh .SH NAME open - open file in it's default application .PP .SS "Synopsis" \fCopen FILES...\fP .SS "Description" The \fCopen\fP command is used to open a file in it's default application. \fCopen\fP is implemented using the \fCmimedb\fP command. .SS "Example" \fCopen *.txt\fP opens all the text files in the current directory using your systems default text editor.