edit

Edit a file using mailcap configuration

$ edit [filename]

$ run-mailcap --action=edit [filename]

edit filename

edit is an alias for run-mailcap's edit action. It opens files in the appropriate editor based on MIME type configuration in mailcap files.
The actual editor used depends on the file type and system mailcap configuration.

filename

File to edit

/etc/mailcap

System-wide MIME type to application mappings.

User-specific MIME type overrides.

Debian/Ubuntu specific. The editor used depends on mailcap configuration and MIME type detection.

run-mailcap(1), sensible-editor(1), view(1)