How do I open a file in its default program by using the CLI in GitBash on Windows 7?

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I'm currently using GitBash on Windows 7 to play around with the command line interface and would be very interested to know how to use GitBash to open a file/document in its default program.

score 31 · Answer 1 · answered May 18 '15 at 06:18

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You can use start to open a file using its default application. For example:

start some-image.jpg
start some-document.pdf

answered May 18 '15 at 06:18

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On Windows 10 this just opens the command prompt for me. – Adam Burke Jul 01 '22 at 09:00

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 11 '19 at 21:29

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Start gives me permission issues on my work machine. However the explorer command works for me.

explorer some-image.jpg

answered Apr 11 '19 at 21:29

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How do I open a file in its default program by using the CLI in GitBash on Windows 7?

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