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  (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)