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  <http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/shared-mime-
       info-spec> 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 (mechanixATdebian.org) wrote this manpage for the Debian GNU/Linux project, but it may be used by oth-
       ers.


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)