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--- a/src/eric7/Documentation/Source/eric7.SystemUtilities.FileSystemUtilities.html	Mon Dec 11 10:30:24 2023 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/Documentation/Source/eric7.SystemUtilities.FileSystemUtilities.html	Mon Dec 11 10:31:27 2023 +0100
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@
 <td>Function to split a pathname into a directory part and a file part.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
+<td><a href="#startfile">startfile</a></td>
+<td>Function to open the given file path with the system default application.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
 <td><a href="#startswithPath">startswithPath</a></td>
 <td>Function to check, if a path starts with a given start path.</td>
 </tr>
@@ -1121,6 +1125,35 @@
 <div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
 <hr />
 <hr />
+<a NAME="startfile" ID="startfile"></a>
+<h2>startfile</h2>
+<b>startfile</b>(<i>filePath</i>)
+
+<p>
+    Function to open the given file path with the system default application.
+</p>
+<dl>
+
+<dt><i>filePath</i> (str or Path)</dt>
+<dd>
+file path to be opened
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+flag indicating a successful start of the associated application
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+bool
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
+<hr />
+<hr />
 <a NAME="startswithPath" ID="startswithPath"></a>
 <h2>startswithPath</h2>
 <b>startswithPath</b>(<i>path, start</i>)