start-browser

A CLI to open local file in the default browser.

Installation

npm install -g @eight04/start-browser

Usage

start-browser
Usage:
  start-browser [--verbose] <target> [-- <args>...]
Options:
  --verbose, -V  Show verbose information.
  <target>  A file or a URL. If the file doesn't exist, the target is treated
            as a URL.
  <args>    Other arguments for the browser.

To open myfile.txt in the browser:

start-browser myfile.txt

Compatibility

I only tested it on Windows 7. If it doesn’t work on your platform, please file a PR.

Changelog

• 0.2.1 (Jul 16, 2022)

  • Fix: remove useless files in the package.

• 0.2.0 (Jul 16, 2022)

  • Fix: failed starting Firefox. Replace x-default-browser with eight04/x-default-browser#dev

• 0.1.3 (May 19, 2018)

  • Fix: move regedit to optional dependencies.

• 0.1.2 (May 6, 2018)

  • Fix: missing binary.

• 0.1.1 (May 6, 2018)

  • Rename to @eight04/start-browser.

• 0.1.0 (May 6, 2018)

  • First release.