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sensible-browser

sensible editing, paging, and web browsing


see also : select-editor

Synopsis

sensible-editor [OPTIONS...]
sensible-pager [OPTIONS...]
sensible-browser url


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sensible-browser www.google.com.au

## What does it do ?

opens google on the command line

## Output

[                                                   ]
Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More >>
Web History | Settings | Sign In

America

                                                       [                                                                   ] Advanced SearchLanguage tools

                                                             [Google Search][I'm Feeling Lucky]

                             Advertising ProgrammesBuisness Solutions+GoogleAbout GoogleGoogle.com

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example added by Andrew

description

sensible-editor, sensible-pager and sensible-browser make sensible decisions on which editor, pager, and web browser to call, respectively. Programs in Debian can use these scripts as their default editor, pager, or web browser or emulate their behavior.


see also

Documentation of the EDITOR, VISUAL, PAGER, and BROWSER variables in environ and select-editor for changing a user’s default editor

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