NAME
run-mailcap, see - execute programs via entries in the mailcap file
SYNOPSIS
see --action=<action> [--debug=<value>] [<mime-type>:]<filename> [...]
run-mailcap --action=<action> [--debug=<value>] [<mime-type>:]<filename> [...]
DESCRIPTION
run-mailcap ( or its alias, see ) will use the given action to process each mime-type/file in turn. Each file is is specified as its mime-type and filename together, separated by a colon. If the mime-type is omitted, an attempt to determine the type is made by trying to match the file's extension with those in the mime.types files.
Both the user's files (~/.mailcap; ~/.mime.types) and the system files (/etc/mailcap; /etc/mime.types) are searched in turn for information.
OPTIONS
All options are in the form --<opt>=<value>.
- --action=<action>
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Performs the specified action on the files. Valid actions are view , compose , composetyped , edit , and print. If no action is specified, "view" will be used.
- --debug=<value>
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Turns on extra information to find out what is happening. Any value other than zero (0) will turn on debugging output.
AUTHOR
run-mailcap (see) was written by Brian White <[email protected]>.
COPYRIGHT
run-mailcap (see) is in the public domain.