duti
Set default applications for document types and URL schemes on macOS. More information: https://github.com/moretension/duti.
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Set Safari as the default handler for HTML documents:
duti -s {{com.apple.Safari}} {{public.html}} all
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Set VLC as the default viewer for files with
.m4v
extensions:
duti -s {{org.videolan.vlc}} {{m4v}} viewer
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Set Finder as the default handler for the ftp:// URL scheme:
duti -s {{com.apple.Finder}} "{{ftp}}"
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Display information about the default application for a given extension:
duti -x {{ext}}
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Display the default handler for a given UTI:
duti -d {{uti}}
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Display all handlers of a given UTI:
duti -l {{uti}}
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