NAME ==== mimeopen - open files with a program specific to its mime type SYNOPSIS ======== mimeopen [OPTIONS] FILE_NAME ... DESCRIPTION =========== 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 ============ 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 ===== 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 ========= 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 ======= 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.