xdg-mime
Query and manage MIME types according to the XDG standard. More information: https://portland.freedesktop.org/doc/xdg-mime.html.
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Display the MIME type of a file:
xdg-mime query filetype {{path/to/file}}
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Display the default application for opening PNGs:
xdg-mime query default {{image/png}}
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Display the default application for opening a specific file:
xdg-mime query default $(xdg-mime query filetype {{path/to/file}})
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Set imv as the default application for opening PNG and JPEG images:
xdg-mime default {{imv.desktop}} {{image/png}} {{image/jpeg}}
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