2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua b/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
index 5495760b..91ea86c5 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
@@ -341,3 +341,7 @@ function get_permissions(filename)
    pipe:close()
    return ret
 end
+
+function browser(url)
+   return os.execute(cfg.web_browser..' '..url)
+end
diff --git a/src/luarocks/fs/win32/tools.lua b/src/luarocks/fs/win32/tools.lua
index 345ec682..e18ae58e 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/fs/win32/tools.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/fs/win32/tools.lua
@@ -362,3 +362,7 @@ function exists(file)
    assert(file)
    return fs.execute_quiet("if not exist " .. fs.Q(file) .. " invalidcommandname")
 end
+
+function browser(url)
+   return os.execute(cfg.web_browser..' '..url)
+end