Re: how to execute a data-file's preferred app from the cmd-line?

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Subject: Re: how to execute a data-file's preferred app from the cmd-line?
From: "Török Edvin" <edwintorok@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:23:32 +0300
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On 6/22/06, Sune Vuorela <nospam@vuorela.dk> wrote:

On 2006-06-22, David H. Cook <David.Hubert.Cook@gmail.com> wrote:
> So, my question is:  Is there an equivalent cmd for 'start' (e.g. for
> KDE)?

kfmclient exec foobar.odt

What if I am using gnome? Should I use gnome-open then?
Ah, and how do I determine if I am running gnome or kde?
(look in the output of `ps x'?)

Cheers,
Edwin

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