Viewing typescript .ts files in Midnight Commander

Question

When I press F3 key in Midnight Commander on a .ts file, I get the message:

Please install either mplayer or mpv to get information for this file

How to configure Midnight Commander to view a .ts file as text?

Linux Mint 20.1, Midnight Commander 3:4.8.24-2ubuntu1

Answer 1

Most often .ts extension is used for MPEG video so MC is preconfigured to play it with a video player.

To configure extension mapping press F9, choose "Command" menu and in it "Edit extension file" submenu. See my mc.ext. You need something like

shell/.ts
   Open=less %f
   View=%view{ascii} cat %f