how to open file with terminal code example

Example 1: ubuntu open file from terminal

xdg-open file-name

# xdg-open myPicture.png

Example 2: how to open a file using terminal and exit terminal

xdg-open <path/file_name>

Example 3: how to open a file using terminal

open ~/Desktop/filename.txt

Example 4: open a file in from terminal

cat <path/your_file>