opener

README

opener

A Go package that opens URLs in the user’s default browser, with support for Windows, macOS, Linux, and WSL.

Installation

go get github.com/andrewheberle/opener

Usage

import "github.com/andrewheberle/opener"

err := opener.OpenUrl("https://example.com")
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

Platform Support

Platform	Method
Windows	cmd /c start
macOS	open
Linux	xdg-open
WSL	cmd /c start
FreeBSD / OpenBSD / NetBSD	xdg-open

API

OpenUrl(url string) error

Opens the specified URL in the user’s default browser. Returns an error if the underlying command cannot be started.

License

MIT

Documentation

Index

• func OpenUrl(url string) error

Functions

func OpenUrl

func OpenUrl(url string) error

OpenUrl opens the specified URL in the default browser of the user.