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Programatically change which opens a file type

Hi there,

If we have 2 apps on our customers machines that can both open files of a certain file extension, is there any way via shell commands to set which application should be the default?

Essentially, I'm hoping to replicate Get Info > Open With > Change All, but using a script.

Thanks in advance!
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TOMBOY(1)						       GNOME User's Manuals							 TOMBOY(1)

NAME

       tomboy - A simple note-taking application for Gnome

SYNOPSIS

       tomboy [OPTION] ...

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the tomboy command.

       Tomboy  is  a desktop note-taking application for Linux and Unix. Simple and easy to use, but with potential to help you organize the ideas
       and information you deal with every day.

       Tomboy's usefulness lies in the ability to relate notes and ideas together, using a WikiWiki-like linking system.

       When run without any options, the Tomboy note menu appears in the Gnome Panel's notification tray area.	Selecting a  note  from  the  menu
       displays the note's spatial window.

       Changes to notes are saved automatically.  Links to URLs, files, and other notes are detected as you type.  Rich editing such as highlight-
       ing, bold, italics, undo/redo, and variable font sizes are supported.

       Global keybindings exist to allow fast access to Tomboy notes and dialogs.  These keybindings are set in GConf (see below) and may be acti-
       vated from any application.

OPTIONS

       The  program  follows  the  usual GNU command line syntax, with options starting with two dashes (`--').  A summary of options are included
       below.

       --new-note
	      Create and display a new note.

       --new-note TITLE
	      Create and display a new note with the title given.

       --open-note TITLE/URL
	      Display the existing note matching TITLE or URL.

       --start-here
	      Display the "Start Here" note.

       --highlight-search TEXT
	      Search and highlight TEXT in the opened note.

       --help
	      Show summary of options.

       --version
	      Show version of program.

GCONF SETTINGS

       Tomboy has several preference settings stored in GConf.	Changes to Settings are applied instantly to any running Tomboy instance.  A  sum-
       mary of the GConf settings and their purpose are described below.

       /apps/tomboy/global_keybindings/open_start_here
	      Global X keybinding for displaying the "Start Here" note.  The default keybinding is <Alt>F11.

       /apps/tomboy/global_keybindings/show_note_menu
	      Global X keybinding for displaying the Tomboy applet's note menu.  The default keybinding is <Alt>F12.

       /apps/tomboy/global_keybindings/create_new_note
	      Global X keybinding for creating and displaying a new note.

       /apps/tomboy/global_keybindings/open_recent_changes
	      Global X keybinding for opening the recent changes dialog.

       /apps/tomboy/global_keybindings/open_search
	      Global X keybinding for opening the note search dialog.

SEE ALSO

       http://www.beatniksoftware.com/tomboy/

BUGS

       Please  send  bug  reports  to  the  Tomboy  mailing list (tomboy-list@beatniksoftware.com) or enter them in the Gnome Bugzilla bug tracker
       (http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Tomboy).

AUTHOR

       Alex Graveley <alex@beatniksoftware.com>

       This manual page was originally written by Luca Capello <luca@pca.it>.

gnome								 October 14, 2004							 TOMBOY(1)

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