Configure the Open with menu

Customize the tools that display in the Open with menu in the Unity DevOps Version Control application. To access the menu, right-click on a file or revision and select Open > Open with.

To customize the Open with menu, create an openwith.conf file in the following location:

  • On Windows: under C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\plastic4.
  • On Linux or macOS: under $HOME/.plastic4.

To define the shortcuts in the openwith.conf file, use the following format:

[Name|Shortcut] "Path" @arguments

Note: The shortcut that you define can override predefined shortcuts.

For a list of valid shortcuts for Windows, refer to the Microsoft shortcut reference.

Example openwith.conf file

[Notepad|CtrlI] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" @file
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