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Name

update-mime-database - a program to build the Shared MIME-Info database cache

Synopsis

update-mime-database -h | -v | [ -V | -n ] MIME-DIR

Description

update-mime-database is a program which is responsible for updating the shared mime-info cache according to the system described in the Shared MIME-Info Database specification from the X Desktop Group.

Options

-h Print out a command summary.

-v Print out the version information.

-V Be verbose.

-n Only update if MIME-DIR/packages/ or a file in that directory is newer than MIME-DIR/version. This is useful for package pre- and post-installation scripts.

Arguments

MIME-DIR This is the directory for which update-mime-database should rebuild the cache. Mandatory if none of the options is provided.

Author

Filip Van Raemdonck ([email protected]) wrote this manpage for the Debian GNU/Linux project, but it may be used by others.

Licence

Copyright (C) 2002 Thomas Leonard. You may redistribute copies of update-mime-database under the terms of the GNU General Public License.