linksopen 0.1.3

Handle gracefully openning links that are inside text files. Simple as that.

Linksopen

linksopen is a lightweight command-line tool installed locally into your user environment. It is designed to be simple, portable, and shell-friendly, without relying on system-wide package managers.

The project ships with an installer and uninstaller that manage everything inside ~/.local/bin.

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Features

• Local user installation (no root required)
• Automatic PATH configuration
• Supports Bash, Zsh, and Fish
• Clean uninstall process
• Zero external Python dependencies

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Requirements

• Unix-like system (Linux, macOS, WSL)
• Python 3.14+
• A POSIX-compatible shell (bash, zsh, or fish)

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Install

Via pipx

pipx install linksopen

Option 2: Manual

Clone the repository and from the project root, run:

./install.sh

Usage

Once installed, you can run linksopen directly from your terminal. Example usage:

# Open text file links with default browser.
linksopen textfile_with_link.txt

# It can handle multiple urls.
linksopen my_links.md

Uninstall

./uninstall.sh

This deletes the executable from ~/.local/bin and leaves shell configuration files untouched.

Restart your shell after uninstalling.

Project Structure

├── linksopen.py        # Main Python executable
├── install.sh          # Installer script
├── uninstall.sh        # Uninstaller script
├── pyproject.toml      # Project metadata
├── README.md           # Documentation
└── LICENSE             # MIT License

Python Metadata

[project]
name = "linksopen"
version = "0.1.0"
description = "Handle gracefully openning links that are inside text files. Simple as that."
readme = "README.md"
requires-python = ">=3.14"
dependencies = []

The project currently has no external dependencies.

Notes on Implementation

• PATH entries are added only if missing for bash, zsh and fish. Others posix compliant shells must add ~/.local/bin/ to path manually.

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Rodolfo Souza

Permission is granted to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software.

The Software is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind.