man(1)

πŸ’… NAME πŸ’…

/url β€” the Profanity /url command. yeah bestie, it's literally just that, we're keeping it simple. this page lives in the man(1) manual, in case you were wondering where you wandered into. 🫢


✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Okay so open or save URLs. That's the whole vibe. πŸ¦‹

And the iconique part? It works with OMEMO encrypted files as well. So your cute little encrypted links get the same treatment, no cap. πŸ”₯


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

/url open <url>

/url save <url> [<path>]

πŸ‘‘ ARGUMENTS πŸ‘‘

  • open β€” Opens the URL with a predefined executable. like, whatever program is already set up for the job. main character behaviour, it just handles it. ✨
  • save β€” Saves the URL to an optional path. and the location gets displayed after a successful download, so you always know where your lil file landed. πŸ“πŸ’–

🌸 EXAMPLES 🌸

Opening a URL, easy peasy:

/url open https://profanity-im.github.io

Saving a URL to a path:

/url save https://profanity-im.github.io/guide/latest/userguide.html
/home/user/Download/

reminder bestie: that path is optional on save, but the download location will be shown to you once it succeeds. iykyk 🧚

and that's the whole thing, periodt. πŸ’… this lil masterpiece is 0.18.2, dated 2026-06-08, written for the Profanity XMPP client β€” go forth and url responsibly, my love. πŸŽ€πŸ¦‹πŸ’œ

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