Awesome
open-shortcut
Open the URL from a web shortcut file in the browser
Install
npm install open-shortcut
Usage
import openShortcut from 'open-shortcut';
await openShortcut('google');
console.log('URL opened in the browser');
In the above example it will look for the following file:
- macOS:
google.webloc
- Linux:
google.desktop
- Windows:
google.url
API
openShortcut(filePath)
Returns a Promise for the child process and resolves when the shortcut has opened.
filePath
Type: string
The file path to the web shortcut.
Leave out the extension for cross-platform compatibility.
Related
- open-shortcut-cli - CLI for this module
- shortcut-url - Get the URL from a web shortcut file