Shell {: .doctitle}

Shell is a collection of APIs that do desktop related jobs.

Synopsis

// Open URL with default browser.
nw.Shell.openExternal('https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js');

// Open a text file with default text editor.
nw.Shell.openItem('test.txt');

// Show a file in parent folder with file manager.
nw.Shell.showItemInFolder('test.txt');

Shell.openExternal(uri)

  • uri {String} A URL to open in system default manner.

Open the given external URI in the desktop’s default manner. For example, mailto: URLs in the default mail user agent.

Shell.openItem(file_path)

  • file_path {String} path to a local file

Open the given file_path in the desktop’s default manner.

Shell.showItemInFolder(file_path)

  • file_path {String} path to a local file

Show the given file_path in the parent folder with file manager. If possible, select the file.