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HOWTO
EMAIL
VIEW CALENDAR ATTACHMENT IN A LINUX TERMINAL

Published: 20190120

Tested on:
OS: Ubuntu 16.04 (x86_64)
Software:

• vcal
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First - install vcal

mkdir ~/bin  
cd ~/bin  
wget https://waynemorrison.com/software/vcal  
chmod 0755 vcal  

Second - view the file

• Save the calendar attachment as a file
• Type the following command in a terminal:

~/bin/vcal <calender_attachment_file>

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Bonus - reading the attachment inside Alpine (the email client)
Tested on: Alpine 2.20 (Ubuntu stock)

• Create a file called ~/.mailcap with the following content:

text/calendar; ~/bin/vcal -all '%s' | less; needsterminal

You can now view the file from within Alpine.

When you're reading a mail that has a calendar attachment:

• Press v (To view a list of all the files in the mail)
• With your arrow keys, step to the "Text/CALENDAR" attachment
• Press enter (You should now get a question: "View selected Attachment?"
• Press y
• You can scroll with the arrow keys
• Press q to quit viewing the attachment