Win-XP has a builtin cmd-line cmd called 'start'. For example, by passing a .ZIP file to 'start', the file-associations meta-data is consulted and the preferred application (i.e. the 'OPENs-with' defn) is launched, being passed the target file to open.
So, my question is: Is there an equivalent cmd for 'start' (e.g. for KDE)? [Yes, I KNOW I can achieve this from a GUI-app like Konqueror. But, I want to launch a data-file from a cmd-window such as Konsole.] [I've snooped around and found text-files containing KDE's file-association 'meta-data'. KDE seems to keep its 'file-associations' in PRIORITY order in the file: ~/.kde/share/config/profilerc and there are parameterized entries with list of 'mime-types' and 'exec' string(s).] So, rather than try to invent my own 'script' to process all this stuff, I gotta believe someone has already written an API or script that will do this, right? [If not in Debian, maybe in one of the other distros?] TIA... Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]