Re: question on executing executable in mailcap
Michael Kjörling <[email protected]>
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On 16 Aug 2026 13:33 -0500, from [email protected] (Ranjan Maitra via Mutt-users): >>> application/pdf; mutt_bgrun "${PDFVIEWER:-zathura}" %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"; nametemplate=%s.pdf; description="PDF Document" >>> >>> So this uses mutt_bgrun which is a shell script in my $HOME/bin >>> >>> However, when I try to see the attachment I get: >>> >>> sh: line 1: mutt_bgrun: command not found >> >> Does it work if you give the full path, e.g. /home/username/bin/mutt_bgrun ? > > Thanks! Excellent question, and the answer is that it does. Then check the environment from within mutt. <shell-escape> something like `env | less` and look closely at $PATH. Does it include ~/bin? -- Michael Kjörling 🔗 https://michael.kjorling.se