Name
update-mime-database - a program to build the Shared MIME-Info database cacheSynopsis
update-mime-database -h | -v | [ -V | -n ] MIME-DIRDescription
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.