mimedb(1) - Linux man page

Name

mimedb - lookup file information via the mime database

Synopsis

mimedb [OPTIONS] FILES...

Description

• FILES is a list of files to analyse

• -t, --input-file-data the specified files type should be determined both by their filename and by their contents (Default)

• -f, --input-filename the specified files type should be determined by their filename

• -i, --input-mime the arguments are not files but mimetypes

• -m, --output-mime the output will be the mimetype of each file (Default)

• -f, --output-description the output will be the description of each mimetype

• -a, --output-action the output will be the default action of each mimetype

• -l, --launch launch the default action for the specified file(s)

• -h, --help display a help message and exit

• -v, --version display version number and exit

The mimedb command is used to query the mimetype database and the .desktop files installed on the system in order to find information on a file. The information that mimedb can retrieve includes the mimetype for a file, a description of the type and what its default action is. mimedb can also be used to launch the default action for this file.