Variable: org-open-non-existing-files

org-open-non-existing-files is a customizable variable defined in org.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

Non-nil means org-open-file opens non-existing files.

When nil, an error is thrown.

This variable applies only to external applications because they might choke on non-existing files. If the link is to a file that will be opened in Emacs, the variable is ignored.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/org/org.el.gz
(defcustom org-open-non-existing-files nil
  "Non-nil means `org-open-file' opens non-existing files.

When nil, an error is thrown.

This variable applies only to external applications because they
might choke on non-existing files.  If the link is to a file that
will be opened in Emacs, the variable is ignored."
  :group 'org
  :type 'boolean
  :safe #'booleanp)