Allow usage of opening rules from CLI

[ivomac]

yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version: 25.4.8 (d2cc73c 2025-04-13)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (linux-x86_64)
    Rustc  : 1.86.0 (05f9846f 2025-03-31)

Ya
    Version: 25.4.8 (Arch Linux 2025-04-09)

Emulator
    TERM                : Some("st-256color")
    TERM_PROGRAM        : None
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: None
    Brand.from_env      : None
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Foot), light: true, cell_size: Some((11, 20)) }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches    : Sixel
    Dimension.available: WindowSize { rows: 51, columns: 81, width: 891, height: 1020 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : Some("wayland")
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : Some("wayland-1")
    DISPLAY                    : None
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL           : Some("/usr/bin/zsh")
    EDITOR          : Some("nvim")
    VISUAL          : Some("nvim")
    YAZI_FILE_ONE   : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME: None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS: None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS: Some("\n\t--height=100%\n\t--info=inline-right\n\t--algo=v2\n\t--tiebreak=begin,length\n\t--tabstop=2\n\t--reverse\n\t--no-mouse\n\t--no-hscroll\n\t--bind=change:top\n\t--bind=\'ctrl-\\:jump\'\n\t--bind=\'ctrl-y:execute-silent(echo {} | wl-copy)\'\n\t\n\t--color=\'fg:-1,fg+:235,bg:-1,bg+:248,hl:3:underline,hl+:11:underline,marker:4,prompt:4\'\n\t--color=\'gutter:-1,info:8,border:3,spinner:1,header:4,pointer:4\'")

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for_: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for_: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for_: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Dependencies
    file          : 5.46
    ueberzugpp    : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: 7.1 / 7.1
    pdftoppm      : 25.03.0
    magick        : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    fzf           : 0.60.3
    fd/fdfind     : 10.2.0 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    rg            : 14.1.1
    chafa         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    zoxide        : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    7zz/7z        : No such file or directory (os error 2) / 24.09
    jq            : 1.7.1

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: 2.2.1 / 2.2.1
    xclip        : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    xsel         : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Routine
    `file -bL --mime-type`: text/plain


See https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/plugins/overview#debugging on how to enable logging or debug runtime errors.

Please describe the problem you're trying to solve

The file/dir opening rules are very useful. I would be great to be able to use them without having to open yazi, as a sort of xdg-open with terminal capabilities.

Would you be willing to contribute this feature?

• Yes, I'll give it a shot

Describe the solution you'd like

For example,

yazi --open ~/Readme.md  # opens with editor in terminal
yazi --open ~/ya.mp4     # opens vid player and gives back control to user in terminal

Additional context

No response

Checklist

• I have searched the existing issues/discussions
• The latest nightly build doesn't already have this feature

[github-actions]

Hey @ivomac, I noticed that you did not correctly follow the issue template. Please ensure that:

• The requested feature does not exist in the newest nightly build.
• The debug information (yazi --debug) is updated for the newest nightly.
• The non-optional items in the checklist are checked.

Issues with needs info will be marked ready once edited with the proper content, or closed after 2 days of inactivity.