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From:	Sam Steingold <sds AT gnu DOT org>
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Date:	Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:02:38 -0500
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Is there a way to launch the default woe32 application for a file from
bash?

e.g., something like this:

$ ShellExecute foo.html

should launch FF just like double click on foo.html in explorer does.

thanks!

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