NAME
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mimeopen - open files with a program specific to its mime type
SYNOPSIS
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mimeopen [OPTIONS] FILE_NAME ...
DESCRIPTION
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mimeopen is an utility for opening files with a program specific to its mime
type(based on mailcap files). It use a mailcap file(rfc1524) to detect a
right command line for an each file.
Locations for mailcap files can be specified with MAILCAPS environment variable.
MAILCAPS contain pathes separated by colon(like in PATH variable). If there is
no MAILCAPS variable in an environment, then by default it value is:
$HOME/.mailcap:/etc/mailcap:/usr/share/etc/mailcap:/usr/local/etc/mailcap
Options:
-s, --separate
open each file separately
-f, --foreground
open files in the foreground
-F, --no-filter
do not filter some mailcap entries(*/*)
-d, --debug output debug info
--dry-run output view command without executing
-v, --version
output a version
-h, --help output this help
DEPENDENCIES
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mimeopen use:
- file program(to detect a mime type of specified files).
- getopt package(https://github.com/lego12239/getopt.tcl).
- simpleconf package(https://github.com/lego12239/simpleconf.tcl).
SETUP
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Change the line(at the top of the mimeopen source) with auto_path variable
modification to reflect getopt and simpleconf packages location and then:
cp mimeopen ~/bin/
ln -s ~/bin/mimeopen ~/bin/open
CONF FILE
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mimeopen read, if exists, ~/.mimeopen.conf file to get some configuration.
This file can contain:
- term_cmd
A command to run a terminal("xterm -e" by default)
- shell_cmd
A shell command to run open command("sh -c" by default)
MAILCAP
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Extenstions:
- %S:
Like %s, but allow many files to be substituted(instead of one like for %s)
separated with spaces. %S should be used without surrounding quotes.