Programming Tips - Linux: escape sequence for a hyperlink in a terminal window

Date: 2020mar29 OS: Linux Keywords: anchor, link, clickable, CLI, command line interface Q. Linux: escape sequence for a hyperlink in a terminal window A. This escape sequence works in Gnome Terminal 3.26+ and others
echo -e '\e]8;;http://example.com\aThis is a link\e]8;;\a'
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