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?

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