shell
The shell
module provides functions related to desktop integration.
An example of opening a URL in the user's default browser:
const shell = require('electron').shell;
shell.openExternal('https://github.com');
Methods
The shell
module has the following methods:
shell.showItemInFolder(fullPath)
fullPath
String
Show the given file in a file manager. If possible, select the file.
shell.openItem(fullPath)
fullPath
String
Open the given file in the desktop's default manner.
shell.openExternal(url)
url
String
Open the given external protocol URL in the desktop's default manner. (For example, mailto: URLs in the user's default mail agent.)
shell.moveItemToTrash(fullPath)
fullPath
String
Move the given file to trash and returns a boolean status for the operation.
shell.beep()
Play the beep sound.