update-mime-database(1) [sunos man page]
update-mime-database(1) User Commands update-mime-database(1) NAME
update-mime-database - build the shared MIME_Info database cache SYNOPSIS
update-mime-database -h | -v | mime-dir DESCRIPTION
update-mime-database updates the shared mime-info cache according to the system described in the Shared MIME-Info Database specification from the X Desktop Group. OPTIONS
The following options are supported: -h Display a command summary. -v Display version information OPERANDS
The following operands are supported: MIME-dir The directory for which update-mime-database should rebuild the cache. This option is mandatory if no other option is pro- vided. EXAMPLES
Example 1: Update Shared mime-info Cache for /usr/share example% update-mime-database /usr/share ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5). EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: 0 Application exited successfully >0 Application exited with failure FILES
The following files are used by this application: /usr/bin/update-mime-datExecutable to build the shared MIME_Info database cache ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWgnome-vfs | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface stability |External | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform. gnome-vfs-mime-magic(4), gnome-vfs.applications(4), gnome-vfs.keys(4), gnome-vfs.mime(4) Shared mime info at http://www.freedesktop.org. NOTES
Original man page written by Filip Von Raemdonck (mechanix@debian.org). Updated by Matt Keenan, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004. SunOS 5.10 6 Sep 2004 update-mime-database(1)
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gnome-file-types-properties(1) User Commands gnome-file-types-properties(1) NAME
gnome-file-types-properties - associate applications with file types SYNOPSIS
gnome-file-types-properties [gnome-std-options] DESCRIPTION
The File Types and Programs preference tool allows you to specify how files of various types are created, displayed, and edited. For exam- ple, you can specify that if a file is a plain text file, the file is launched in a text editor. Nautilus and other GNOME applications check the contents of a file to determine the type of a file. If the first lines do not determine the file type, then the application checks the file extension. See gnome-vfs-mime-magic(4) and gnome-vfs.applications(4) for more information. OPTIONS
The following options are supported: gnome-std-optionStandard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5). EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching the File Types and Programs preference tool example% gnome-file-types-properties EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: 0 Application exited successfully >0 Application exited with failure FILES
The following files are used by this application: /usr/bin/gnome-file-typeExecutableefor File Types and Programs preferences tool ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+------------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+------------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWgnome-desktop-preferences | +-----------------------------+------------------------------+ |Interface stability |External | +-----------------------------+------------------------------+ SEE ALSO
Preference Tools Manual Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform. gnome-control-center(1), gnome-vfs-mime-magic(4), gnome-vfs.applications(4), nautilus(1), gnome-std-options(5) NOTES
Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003. SunOS 5.10 2 Oct 2003 gnome-file-types-properties(1)