% gnome-open <your PDF>.pdf % xdg-open <your PDF>.pdf As you probably know you can change the default app used in Gnome using Nautilus. You change the behaviour of the second one using 'xdg-mime'. /M --=20 Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) magnus=EF=BC=A0therning=EF=BC=8Eorg Jabber: magnus=EF=BC=A0thernin= g=EF=BC=8Eorg http://therning.org/magnus identi.ca|twitter: magthe