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duti

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

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