codetainer/src/utils/openFile.js

A clean and simple CLI to manage and store code snippets with ease.

import { exec } from "child_process";

function openFile(filePath) {
  const platform = process.platform;

  if (platform === "win32") {
    // Uses default app for the file type (safe, no PowerShell)
    exec(`start "" "${filePath.replace(/\\/g, "\\\\")}"`);
  } else if (platform === "darwin") {
    exec(`open "${filePath}"`);
  } else {
    exec(`xdg-open "${filePath}"`);
  }
}
export { openFile };