nushell/docs/commands/start.md

start

Opens each file/directory/URL using the default application.

Syntax: start ...args{flags}

Parameters

• args: a list of space-separated files to open

Flags

-a --application <string>
  Specifies the application used for opening the files/directories/urls

Example

Open index.html in the system's default browser (cross platform):

> start index.html

Open index.html in Firefox (specific path for OSX):

start index.html -a /Applications/Firefox.app