electron/docs/api/shell.md

# shell

The `shell` module provides functions related to desktop integration.

An example of opening a URL in the user's default browser:

```javascript
const shell = require('electron').shell;

shell.openExternal('https://github.com');
```

## Methods

The `shell` module has the following methods:

### `shell.showItemInFolder(fullPath)`

* `fullPath` String

Show the given file in a file manager. If possible, select the file.

### `shell.openItem(fullPath)`

* `fullPath` String

Open the given file in the desktop's default manner.

### `shell.openExternal(url)`

* `url` String

Open the given external protocol URL in the desktop's default manner. (For
example, mailto: URLs in the user's default mail agent.)

### `shell.moveItemToTrash(fullPath)`

* `fullPath` String

Move the given file to trash and returns a boolean status for the operation.

### `shell.beep()`

Play the beep sound.