Terminal - create hyperlinks

Newer version of GNOME terminal now support hyperlinks with custom target via certain escape sequences. Try

echo -e '\e]8;;http://example.com\aThis is a link\e]8;;\a'

Opening these works the same way as described in the answer by Stephen Kitt.

See also: https://gist.github.com/egmontkob/eb114294efbcd5adb1944c9f3cb5feda

If the links are output as full URLs, they should be clickable when you hover over them (with the mouse pointer) while holding Ctrl down.