---
name: "sensible-browser"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sensible-utils"
version: "0.0.25"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sensible-browser"
---

# sensible-browser(1)

sensible web browsing

## NAME

sensible-browser - sensible web browsing

## SYNOPSIS

**sensible-browser** url

## DESCRIPTION

**sensible-browser** makes sensible decisions on which web browser to call. Programs in Debian can use this script as their default web browser or emulate their behavior.\
 **BROWSER** environment variable could be set, and will be used if set. Any string acceptable as a command\_string operand to the **sh -c** command shall be valid (this is the same behavior of the **EDITOR** variable as documented in [**environ**(7)](/environ/7.md)).

## SEE ALSO

[**environ**(7)](/environ/7.md)

## STANDARD

Documentation of behavior of sensible-utils under a debian system is available under section 11.4 of debian-policy usually installed under /usr/share/doc/debian-policy (you might need to install debian-policy)