edit

MIME-type aware file editor launcher

TLDR

Edit a file using the appropriate editor for its MIME type

$ edit [filename]

Edit with explicit MIME type

$ edit [text/html]:[filename]

Show the editor command without running it

$ edit --norun [filename]

Using run-mailcap directly with the edit action

$ run-mailcap --action=edit [filename]

edit is an alias for run-mailcap's edit action. It opens files in the appropriate editor based on MIME type configuration in mailcap files.The actual editor used depends on the file type and system mailcap configuration.

PARAMETERS

filename

File to edit. Can be prefixed with a MIME type and optional encoding as `MIME-TYPE:[ENCODING:]FILE`.

--debug

Print extra diagnostic information about what is happening.

--nopager

Ignore any `copiousoutput` directive and send output directly to stdout.

--norun

Display the command that would be run without executing it.

CONFIGURATION

/etc/mailcap

System-wide MIME type to application mappings.

~/.mailcap

User-specific MIME type overrides.

INSTALL

nix profile install nixpkgs#edit

CAVEATS

Debian/Ubuntu specific. The editor used depends on mailcap configuration and MIME type detection.