update-mime-database (1)

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 | MIME-DIR DESCRIPTION update-mime-database is an 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. 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 (<a href="mailto:mechanix@debian.org">mechanix@debian.org</a>) 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. Filip Van Raemdonck 26 Jul 2002 update-mime-database(1)