# Opening files with specific programs `xdg-open` looks up a file's mimetype, then determines which application to use to open it. The local database for applications to use is in `~/.config/mimeapps.list`. Need a `.desktop` file, which can be created under `~/.local/share/applications/`. ## Setting defaults Easiest to do with `mimeopen` (from `perl-file-mimeinfo` on Arch): mimeopen -d # will prompt to select a program from a list ## Default browser The relevant mime types are: x-scheme-handler/http= x-scheme-handler/https= For qutebrowser, just copied the `.desktop` from [the repo](https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/blob/master/misc/org.qutebrowser.qutebrowser.desktop).