What can I use instead of gnome-open?

What is a current replacement of gnome-open command (generic open of files based on the type)?

Before:

gnome-open mydoc.pdf # opened PDF in default application

Now:

gnome-open
The program 'gnome-open' is currently not installed. You can install
it by typing: sudo apt-get install libgnome2-0

2 Answers

You can use xdg-open to open documents, like so:

xdg-open mydoc.pdf

This has a bonus of being desktop agnostic so it should work regardless of what desktop the user has installed. In GNOME itself gnome-open has been replaced by gvfs-open.

References:

• xdg-open info page on portland.freedesktop.org
• What is the replacement for gnome-open in GNOME?
• xdf-open vs. exo-open

You can use gio too. For example gio open notes.doc.