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<H1>update-mime-database</H1>
Section: X Desktop Group (1)<BR>Updated: 26 Jul 2002<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
update-mime-database - a program to build the Shared MIME-Info database cache
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
<B>update-mime-database -h</B>
|
<B>-v</B>
| [
<B>-V</B>
|
<B>-n</B>
]
<I>MIME-DIR</I>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
<B>update-mime-database</B>
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.
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>
<DL COMPACT>
<DT id="1"><B>-h</B><DD>
Print out a command summary.
<DT id="2"><B>-v</B><DD>
Print out the version information.
<DT id="3"><B>-V</B><DD>
Be verbose.
<DT id="4"><B>-n</B><DD>
Only update if <B>MIME-DIR</B>/packages/ or a file in that directory
is newer than <B>MIME-DIR</B>/version. This is useful for package pre-
and post-installation scripts.
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<H2>ARGUMENTS</H2>
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<DT id="5"><B>MIME-DIR</B><DD>
This is the directory for which
<B>update-mime-database</B>
should rebuild the cache. Mandatory if none of the options is provided.
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<H2>AUTHOR</H2>
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.
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<H2>LICENCE</H2>
Copyright (C) 2002 Thomas Leonard.
<BR>
You may redistribute copies of
<B>update-mime-database</B>
under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
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<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
<DT id="7"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
<DT id="8"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
<DT id="9"><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A><DD>
<DT id="10"><A HREF="#lbAF">ARGUMENTS</A><DD>
<DT id="11"><A HREF="#lbAG">AUTHOR</A><DD>
<DT id="12"><A HREF="#lbAH">LICENCE</A><DD>
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