update-mime-database − a program to build the Shared MIME-Info database cache
update-mime-database −h | −v | [ −V | −n ] MIME-DIR
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.
−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. |
MIME-DIR
This is the directory for which update-mime-database should rebuild the cache. Mandatory if none of the options is provided.
Filip Van Raemdonck ([email protected]) wrote this manpage for the Debian GNU/Linux project, but it may be used by others.
Copyright (C)
2002 Thomas Leonard.
You may redistribute copies of update-mime-database
under the terms of the GNU General Public License.