How to use nodejs to open default browser and navigate to a specific URL

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Use open (formerly known as opn) because it will handle the cross platform issue. To install:

$ npm install open

To use:

const open = require('open');

// opens the url in the default browser 
open('http://sindresorhus.com');
 
// specify the app to open in 
open('http://sindresorhus.com', {app: 'firefox'});

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