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compose — An alias to a `run-mailcap`'s action compose. Originally `run-mailcap` is used to mime-type/file. Mo

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Problem

How to use the compose command: An alias to a run-mailcap's action compose. Originally run-mailcap is used to mime-type/file. More information: <https://manned.org/compose>.

Solution

compose — An alias to a run-mailcap's action compose. Originally run-mailcap is used to mime-type/file. More information: <https://manned.org/compose>.

Compose action can be used to compose any existing file or new on default mailcap edit tool:

compose {{filename}}

With run-mailcap:

run-mailcap --action=compose {{filename}}

Code Snippets

Compose action can be used to compose any existing file or new on default mailcap edit tool

compose {{filename}}

With `run-mailcap`

run-mailcap --action=compose {{filename}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/compose

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