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update-mime-database(1) X Desktop Group update-mime-database(1)

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

update-mime-database -h | -v | [ -V ] 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

Print out a command summary.
Print out the version information.
Be verbose.

ARGUMENTS

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 (mechanix@debian.org) 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.

26 Jul 2002 Filip Van Raemdonck