npm install opn-bg> A better node-open. Opens stuff like websites, files, executables. Cross-platform.
#### Why?
- Actively maintained
- Includes the latest xdg-open script
- Fixes most of the node-open issues
``sh`
$ npm install --save opn
`js
var opn = require('opn');
opn('http://sindresorhus.com');
// opens that url in the default browser
opn('http://sindresorhus.com', 'firefox');
// you can also specify the app to open in
opn('unicorn.png');
// opens the image in the default image viewer
`
Uses the command open on OS X, start on Windows and xdg-open on other platforms.
#### target
Required
Type: string
The thing you want to open. Can be a url, file, or executable.
Opens in the default app for the file type. Eg. urls opens in your default browser.
#### app
Type: string
Specify the app to open the target with.
The app name is platform dependent. Don't hard code it in reusable modules.
#### callback(err)
Type: function
Executes when the opened app exits.
On Windows you have to explicitly specify an app for it to be able to wait.
You can also use it as a CLI app by installing it globally:
`sh`
$ npm install --global opn
`sh
$ opn --help
Usage
$ opn
Example
$ opn http://sindresorhus.com
$ opn http://sindresorhus.com firefox
$ opn unicorn.png
``
MIT © Sindre Sorhus