see
View files using mailcap MIME handlers
TLDR
View a file using its MIME type handler
$ see [filename]
View a file with an explicit MIME type$ see [mime/type]:[filename]
Display the command that would be used without executing it$ see --norun [filename]
SYNOPSIS
see [--norun] [--nopager] [--debug] [mime-type:[encoding:]filename]
DESCRIPTION
see is an alias for run-mailcap --action=view. It opens files using the appropriate viewer based on MIME type as configured in the mailcap database (~/.mailcap and /etc/mailcap).Each file can be specified as its mime-type, its encoding (e.g. compression), and filename together, separated by colons. If the mime-type is not specified, it is determined from the filename extension using the mime.types database.
PARAMETERS
--debug
Turn on extra information to find out what is happening--nopager
Ignore any "copiousoutput" directive and send output to STDOUT--norun
Display the found command without actually executing it
INSTALL
nix profile install nixpkgs#see
CAVEATS
Behavior depends on mailcap configuration. Some MIME types may not have configured viewers. Part of the mailcap (or mime-support) package.
SEE ALSO
run-mailcap(1), edit(1), compose(1), print(1), xdg-open(1)
