How to open a file from terminal in unity

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What would the equivalent of 'gnome-open foo.pdf' be in unity? Thanks!

This very same question was asked earlier today even ;) – Panther Feb 21 '13 at 00:03 — Panther, Feb 21 '13 at 00:03
Ah, I guess google hasn't picked it up yet. Thanks! – Shane Reustle Feb 21 '13 at 00:45 — Shane Reustle, Feb 21 '13 at 00:45

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 21 '13 at 01:54

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you can open any file with its default application with the command xdg-open

answered Feb 21 '13 at 01:54

Ian B.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 21 '13 at 01:39

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The program to open PDF file in gnome is evince. Just run this :

evince foo.pdf

answered Feb 21 '13 at 01:39

fdeslaur

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