[Bug 1624022] Re: Alias 'browse' to xdg-open

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This bug was fixed in the package xdg-utils - 1.1.1-1ubuntu2

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xdg-utils (1.1.1-1ubuntu2) yakkety; urgency=medium

  * debian/xdg-utils.links:
    - Symlink /usr/bin/xdg-open to /usr/bin/browse (LP: #1624022)

 -- Martin Wimpress <martin.wimpress at ubuntu.com>  Thu, 29 Sep 2016
16:56:07 +0100

** Changed in: xdg-utils (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

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Title:
  Alias 'browse' to xdg-open

Status in xdg-utils package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in xdg-utils source package in Xenial:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  The 'sensible-browser' and 'xdg-open' commands are very useful, but
  it's a bit unwieldy to use everywhere in docs. How about aliasing to
  the simple 'browse', so I can recommend things like:

    sudo apt install foo; browse http://locahost:2022/

  That would be crisp clean and friendly for current users.

  [Test Case]

  There is currently no simple 'browse' command.

  [Regression Potential]

  None. There are no name collisions with /usr/bin/browse in Debian or
  Ubuntu.

  [ Other Info ]

  Although the original request was to alias 'sensible-browser' it was
  decided that 'xdg-open' has the more consistent behaviour (in terms of
  selecting the correct web browser to use) and also falls back to
  'sensible-browser'.

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