---
title: ansi link
categories: |
  platform
version: 0.104.0
platform: |
  Add a link (using OSC 8 escape sequence) to the given string.
usage: |
  Add a link (using OSC 8 escape sequence) to the given string.
editLink: false
contributors: false
---
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# `ansi link` for [platform](/commands/categories/platform.md)

<div class='command-title'>Add a link (using OSC 8 escape sequence) to the given string.</div>

## Signature

```> ansi link {flags} ...rest```

## Flags

 -  `--text, -t {string}`: Link text. Uses uri as text if absent. In case of
                tables, records and lists applies this text to all elements

## Parameters

 -  `...rest`: For a data structure input, add links to all strings at the given cell paths.


## Input/output types:

| input        | output       |
| ------------ | ------------ |
| list\<string\> | list\<string\> |
| record       | record       |
| string       | string       |
| table        | table        |
## Examples

Create a link to open some file
```nu
> 'file:///file.txt' | ansi link --text 'Open Me!'
Open Me!
```

Create a link without text
```nu
> 'https://www.nushell.sh/' | ansi link
https://www.nushell.sh/
```

Format a table column into links
```nu
> [[url text]; [https://example.com Text]] | ansi link url

```