| Copyright | (c) rightfold 2015 |
|---|---|
| License | BSD3 |
| Maintainer | public@pilgrem.com |
| Safe Haskell | Safe-Inferred |
| Language | Haskell2010 |
Web.Browser
Description
Open a web browser from Haskell. Supported operating systems are Windows, macOS, Linux and BSD.
Synopsis
- openBrowser :: String -> IO Bool
Documentation
Arguments
| :: String | URL or other item to try to open |
| -> IO Bool |
Seeks to open the given item. If the item is a URL or another item
associated with a web browser (for example, it represents a local .html
file), seeks to open it in the user's preferred web browser. Returns whether
or not the operation succeeded.
No checks are performed on the nature or validity of the given item.
Implemented using:
- on Windows, the 'open' operation provided by the Win32 API. For an item that represents a file, equivalent double-clicking on the file's icon;
- on macOS, the 'open' application, if it is on the user's PATH. For an item that represents a file, equivalent to double-clicking on the file's icon; and
- on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD or NetBSD, the 'xdg-open' application, if it is on the user's PATH, via 'sh' to allow the application's output to be silenced.
On other operating systems, the operation always fails.