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.