---
name: "launchy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ruby-launchy"
version: "2.5.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/launchy"
---

# launchy(1)

launch external applications across platforms

## NAME

launchy - launch external applications across platforms

## USAGE

**launchy** \[ **options** \]  *URL*

**launchy** \[ **-h \| -v \| --help \| --version**  \]

## OPTIONS

The command accepts the following options:

- **-a, --application** *APPLICATION*

  Explicitly specify the application class to use.

- **-d, --debug**

  Output debug information.

- **-e, --engine** *RUBY\_ENGINE*

  Force behavior as if on a particular ruby engine.

- **-n, --dry-run**

  Only print the command to be executed on *STDOUT*.

- **-o, --host-os** *HOST\_OS*

  Force behavior as if on a particular host os.

- **-h, --help**

  Print this message.

- **-v, --version**

  Output version information.

## ENVIRONMENT

The command accepts some special variables:

- *BROWSER*

  Colon separated list of browser commands. This is useful to extend the list of built-in commands or customize them.

- *LAUNCHY\_APPLICATION*

  Same as using the **--application** option.

- *LAUNCHY\_DRY\_RUN*

  Same as using the **--dry-run** option.

- *LAUNCHY\_DEBUG*

  Same as using the **--debug** option.

- *LAUNCHY\_HOST\_OS*

  Same as using the **--host-os** option.

- *LAUNCHY\_RUBY\_ENGINE*

  Same as using the **--engine** option.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by **Daniel Leidert** \<dleidert@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).