Frequent Question: How Do I Open a File in Unix?
Contents How Do I Open a File in Linux Command Line? to Open Any File from the Command Line with the Default Application, Just Type Open Followed by the...
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How do I open a file in Linux command line?
To open any file from the command line with the default application, just type open followed by the filename/path. Edit: as per Johnny Drama’s comment below, if you want to be able to open files in a certain application, put -a followed by the application’s name in quotes between open and the file.
How do you open a text file in Unix terminal?
Type vi filename. txt into Terminal.
- For a file named “tamins”, for example, you’d type vi tamins. txt .
- If your current directory has a file by the same name, this command will instead open that file.
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