open file

["Fuchs, Ira" <IHF Mellon org>]

Can anyone tell me if there is a way from a command line to "open" a file
such that it will be processed the same way it would if you double clicked
it in the GUI interface? The NeXTOS used to have an "open" command for doing
this and I was just wondering if Gnome provides a similar capability.

Thanks,
Ira