macOS 'open' for bash on linux

macOS-open-for-bash-on-linux.txt

open() {
    if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
        echo "usage: open <file>" >&2
        return 1
    fi

    if [[ ! -e "$1" ]]; then
        echo "file not found: $1" >&2
        return 1
    fi

    command -v xdg-open >/dev/null 2>&1 || { 
        echo "xdg-open not found; install it or figure out an alternative" >&2
        return 1
    }

    xdg-open "$1" &>/dev/null
}