run-mailcap
Open files using mailcap MIME type entries
TLDR
View a file using mailcap entry
$ run-mailcap --action=view path/to/file
Edit a file using mailcap entry$ run-mailcap --action=edit path/to/file
Run with debug information$ run-mailcap --action=view --debug path/to/file
Forward output to stdout without pager$ run-mailcap --action=view --nopager path/to/file
Display command without executing$ run-mailcap --action=view --norun path/to/file
SYNOPSIS
run-mailcap [options] file
DESCRIPTION
run-mailcap executes programs via entries in the mailcap file based on MIME types. It selects appropriate handlers for viewing, editing, printing, or composing files.
The mailcap database maps MIME types to applications, enabling automatic file handling based on content type.
PARAMETERS
--action action
Action to perform (view, cat, compose, composetyped, edit, print)--debug
Show extra information--nopager
Forward output to stdout, ignore copiousoutput--norun
Display command without executing
CAVEATS
Behavior depends on mailcap configuration. Some MIME types may not have configured handlers.
HISTORY
Part of mime-support package, providing MIME type handling utilities based on RFC 1524 mailcap specification.