---
name: "opentool"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnustep-make"
version: "2.9.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/opentool"
---

# opentool(1)

Command line tool for starting tools

## NAME

opentool - Command line tool for starting tools

## SYNOPSIS

**opentool** \[**--library-combo=...**\] **tool**  \[*arguments...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**opentool** is obsolete.  You should make sure that the *Tools* directories are in your **PATH**, and then **opentool** is not needed anymore.

## SEE ALSO

[openapp(1)](/openapp/1.md), [debugapp(1)](/debugapp/1.md), [GNUstep(7)](/GNUstep/7.md)

## HISTORY

Work on **opentool** started in 1997 and was written by Scott Predescu \<ovidiu@net-community.com\>, Ovidiu Predescu \<ovidiu@net-community.com\> and Nicola Pero \<n.pero@mi.flashnet.it\>

## AUTHORS

This man page was written by Dennis Leeuw \<dleeuw@made-it.com\> December 2007.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.