update-mime-database


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.


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 (mechanix@debian.org) wrote this  manpage  for  the
       Debian GNU/Linux project, but it may be used by others.


SEE ALSO
       rox (1)


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)

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