Checking whether a path is a file or
directory can block I/O under special circumstances; so, it isn't an
option in this case."
I am not sure I am following that argument …
When I am calling "$file-manager $some-path", I should be expecting to
actually
open up a file manager not something else which happens to actually
handle the file.
The file manager should not try to delegate to another program at all.
If we want the "automagically call the correct program" functionality,
we can use xdg-open / kde-open / dde-open / gnome-open / exo-open /
org.freedesktop.portal.OpenURI.OpenFile.
Gabriel
