electron/docs/api/shell.md

39 lines
798 B
Markdown

# shell
The `shell` module provides functions related to desktop integration.
An example of opening a URL in default browser:
```javascript
var shell = require('shell');
shell.openExternal('https://github.com');
```
## 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 default mail user agent.)
## shell.moveItemToTrash(fullPath)
* `fullPath` String
Move the given file to trash and returns boolean status for the operation.
## shell.beep()
Play the beep sound.