openUrl (function)

Opens the resource at the given path or URL using the operating system's default application or handler.

Examples:

openUrl("/home/me/stuff/code.txt"); // opens code.txt in your default text editor
openUrl("code.txt"); // same as above, using relative path
openUrl("file:///home/me/stuff/code.txt"); // same as above, using file:// url

openUrl("IMG_001.jpg"); // opens IMG_001.jpg in your default image viewer

openUrl("https://example.com/"); // opens example.com in your default web browser

declare function openUrl(urlOrFilePath: string | Path): void;