---
name: "profanity-executable"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "profanity"
version: "1:0.19.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/profanity-executable"
---

# profanity-executable(1)

## NAME

/executable

## DESCRIPTION

Configure executable that should be called upon a certain command.

## SYNOPSIS

/executable avatar set \<cmdtemplate\>

/executable avatar default

/executable urlopen set \<cmdtemplate\>

/executable urlopen default

/executable urlsave set \<cmdtemplate\>

/executable urlsave default

/executable editor set \<cmdtemplate\>

/executable editor default

/executable vcard\_photo set \<cmdtemplate\>

/executable vcard\_photo default

## ARGUMENTS

**avatar set**

Set executable that is run by /avatar open. Use your favorite image viewer.

**avatar default**

Restore to default settings.

**urlopen set**

Set executable that is run by /url open. Takes a command template that replaces %u and %p with the URL and path respectively.

**urlopen default**

Restore to default settings.

**urlsave set**

Set executable that is run by /url save. Takes a command template that replaces %u and %p with the URL and path respectively.

**urlsave default**

Use the built-in download method for saving.

**editor set**

Set editor to be used with /editor. Needs a terminal editor or a script to run a graphical editor.

**editor default**

Restore to default settings.

**vcard\_photo set**

Set executable that is run by /vcard photo open. Takes a command template that replaces %p with the path

**vcard\_photo default**

Restore to default settings.

## EXAMPLES

/executable avatar xdg-open

/executable urlopen set "xdg-open %u"

/executable urlopen set "firefox %u"

/executable urlopen default

/executable urlsave set "wget %u -O %p"

/executable urlsave set "curl %u -o %p"

/executable urlsave default

/executable vcard\_photo set "feh %p"

/executable editor set "emacsclient -t"