GVFS-MIME

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NAME

gvfs-mime - Get or set mime handlers  

SYNOPSIS

gvfs-mime --query {MIMETYPE}
gvfs-mime --set {MIMETYPE} {HANDLER}
 

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.

--version

Shows the version number 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), m[blue]Shared MIME-Info specificationm[][1]  

NOTES

1.
Shared MIME-Info specification
http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/shared-mime-info-spec


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
EXIT STATUS
SEE ALSO
NOTES