GVFS-MIME(1) User Commands GVFS-MIME(1)
NAME
gvfs-mime - Get or set mime handlers
SYNOPSIS
gvfs-mime --query {MIMETYPE}
gvfs-mime --set {MIMETYPE} {HANDER}
DESCRIPTION
gvfs-mime can query information about applications that are registered to handle a mime-type, or set the default handler for a mime-type.
Gvfs obtains this information from the shared-mime-info database. The default handler is stored per-user, in the file
$XDG_DATA_HOME/applications/mimeapps.list.
MIMETYPE should be a mime-type such as text/plain or application/mbox. HANDLER should be the name of an existing desktop file such as
gedit.desktop.
OPTIONS
The following options are understood:
-h, --help
Prints a short help text and exits.
--query
Query the handler for MIMETYPE.
--set
Set the default handler for MIMETYPE to HANDLER.
EXIT STATUS
On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.
SEE ALSO
gvfs-open(1), Shared MIME-Info specification[1]
NOTES
1. Shared MIME-Info specification
http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/shared-mime-info-spec
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