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.

NOTES

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Shared MIME-Info specification

: http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/shared-mime-info-spec