How to launch pdf viewer from the terminal

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I'm working using LaTeX, since I compile the document in the terminal, it would be much easier for me to open it in pdf viewer directly from the terminal.

I'm using OS X 10.8.2 in Polish, so I'm not sure of the English name of the viewer I'm using, but it's the default one, I guess it's Preview in English. But the command preview <filename.pdf> results in -bash: preview: command not found.

Best Answer

You can just use open <filename.pdf> and your OS will use the default program to view PDFs. With open -a Preview.app <filename.pdf> your PDF is opened using Preview, even if your default PDF reader is something different.