CmdID

CmdID / Commands

xdg-settings

Manage settings of XDG-compatible desktop environments. tldr-pages

On Linux

Opens CmdID with your command. It is read in your browser and sent nowhere.

Linux

from tldr-pages, CC BY 4.0

Print the default web browser

xdg-settings get default-web-browserIdentify

Set the default web browser to Firefox

xdg-settings set default-web-browser firefox.desktopIdentify

Set the default mail URL scheme handler to Evolution

xdg-settings set default-url-scheme-handler mailto evolution.desktopIdentify

Set the default PDF document viewer

xdg-settings set pdf-viewer.desktopIdentify

Display help

xdg-settings --helpIdentify