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run-mailcap:tldr:ee972
run-mailcap: Display the found command without actually executing it.
$ run-mailcap --action=ACTION --norun ${filename}
try on your machine
The command run-mailcap
is used to execute the appropriate action for a given file, based on the mailcap configuration file.
Here is the breakdown of the command:
run-mailcap
: This is the main command that runs the mailcap utility.--action=ACTION
: This option specifies the action to be performed on the file. ReplaceACTION
with the desired action, such asview
,edit
, orprint
.--norun
: This option tellsrun-mailcap
not to actually run the command for the file, but instead display the command that would be executed.${filename}
: This is a placeholder for the actual name of the file. Replace${filename}
with the name of the file you want to perform the action on, including its path if necessary.
Overall, this command is used to determine and execute the appropriate action for a given file using the mailcap configuration file. The --action
option specifies the action, and --norun
just displays the command without running it. The file name is provided after ${filename}
.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.