# run-mailcap > Run MailCap Programs. > Run mailcap view, see, edit, compose, print - execute programs via entries in the mailcap file (or any of its aliases) will use the given action to process each mime-type/file. > More information: . - Individual actions/programs on run-mailcap can be invoked with action flag: `run-mailcap --action=ACTION [--option[=value]]` - In simple language: `run-mailcap --action=ACTION {{filename}}` - Turn on extra information: `run-mailcap --action=ACTION --debug {{filename}}` - Ignore any "copiousoutput" directive and forward output to `stdout`: `run-mailcap --action=ACTION --nopager {{filename}}` - Display the found command without actually executing it: `run-mailcap --action=ACTION --norun {{filename}}`