mkdx gx is not opening urls in external application

[raveensrk]

OS type:

• Unix
• Windows
• Macos

Vim:

• vim
• neovim
• Other ([SPECIFY])

Vim version:
VIM - Vi IMproved 9.0

Reproduce steps:

Example:

1. Open a markdown file.
2. Paste the following example into the file:

# Test

[test](https://www.google.com/)

3. Then, attempt to do gx in normal mode.

Expected:

Opened the url in safari

Actual:

Vim runs wget and opens the url as a text file in vim.

This issue is not seen in visual select mode.

I think this might be a netrw issue as well. I am not sure.

vim/vim#3314

[SidOfc]

Is gf_on_steroids enabled in your configuration? If not, then it's NetRW's behavior which seems incorrect.

mkdx uses open if present or xdg-open otherwise: https://github.com/SidOfc/mkdx/blob/master/autoload/mkdx.vim#L2273-L2277