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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 | -n ] 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  ]8;;http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/shared-mime-info-spec\Shared MIME-Info Database specification]8;;\  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.  Manda‐
              tory if none of the options is provided.


AUTHOR
       Filip  Van  Raemdonck  (mechanix AT 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.

Filip Van Raemdonck                          26 Jul 2002                     update-mime-database(1)