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| +<refentry id="xdg-mime">
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| + <refentryinfo>
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| + <title>xdg-mime Manual</title>
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| + <copyright>
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| + <year>2006</year>
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| + </copyright>
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| + <author>
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| + <firstname>Kevin</firstname>
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| + <surname>Krammer</surname>
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| + </author>
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| + <address><email>kevin.krammer@gmx.at</email></address>
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| + <author>
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| + <firstname>Jeremy</firstname>
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| + <surname>White</surname>
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| + </author>
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| + <address><email>jwhite@codeweavers.com</email></address>
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| + <releaseinfo>xdg-utils 1.0</releaseinfo>
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| + </refentryinfo>
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| +
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| + <refmeta>
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| + <refentrytitle>xdg-mime</refentrytitle>
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| + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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| + </refmeta>
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| +
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| + <refnamediv>
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| + <refname>xdg-mime</refname>
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| + <refpurpose>command line tool for querying information about file type handling
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| +and adding descriptions for new file types</refpurpose>
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| + </refnamediv>
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| +
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| + <refsynopsisdiv>
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| + <cmdsynopsis>
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| + <command>xdg-mime</command>
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| + <arg choice="plain">query</arg>
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| + <group choice="req">
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| + <arg choice="plain">filetype</arg>
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| + <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
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| + </group>
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| + <arg choice="plain">...</arg>
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| + </cmdsynopsis>
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| + <cmdsynopsis>
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| + <command>xdg-mime</command>
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| + <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
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| + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>application</replaceable></arg>
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| + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>mimetype(s)</replaceable></arg>
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| + </cmdsynopsis>
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| + <cmdsynopsis>
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| + <command>xdg-mime</command>
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| + <arg choice="plain">install</arg>
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| + <arg><option>--mode <replaceable>mode</replaceable></option></arg>
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| + <arg><option>--novendor</option></arg>
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| + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>mimetypes-file</replaceable></arg>
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| + </cmdsynopsis>
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| + <cmdsynopsis>
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| + <command>xdg-mime</command>
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| + <arg choice="plain">uninstall</arg>
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| + <arg><option>--mode <replaceable>mode</replaceable></option></arg>
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| + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>mimetypes-file</replaceable></arg>
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| + </cmdsynopsis>
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| + <cmdsynopsis>
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| + <command>xdg-mime</command>
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| + <group choice="req">
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| + <arg choice="plain"><option>--help</option></arg>
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| + <arg choice="plain"><option>--manual</option></arg>
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| + <arg choice="plain"><option>--version</option></arg>
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| + </group>
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| + </cmdsynopsis>
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| + </refsynopsisdiv>
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| +
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| + <refsect1 id="description">
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| + <title>Description</title>
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| + <para>
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| + The xdg-mime program can be used to query information about file types
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| + and to add descriptions for new file types.
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| + </para>
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| + </refsect1>
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| + <refsect1 id="commands">
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| + <title>Commands</title>
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| + <variablelist>
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term>query</term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + Returns information related to file types.
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| + </simpara>
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| + <simpara>
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| + The <emphasis>query</emphasis> option is for use inside a desktop session only.
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| + It is not recommended to use xdg-mime query as root.
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| + </simpara>
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| + <simpara>
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| + The following queries are supported:
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| + </simpara>
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| + <simpara>query filetype <replaceable>FILE</replaceable>:
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| + Returns the file type of <replaceable>FILE</replaceable> in the form of a MIME type.
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| + </simpara>
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| + <simpara>query default <replaceable>mimetype</replaceable>:
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| + Returns the default application that the desktop environment uses for opening
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| + files of type <replaceable>mimetype</replaceable>. The default application is
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| + identified by its *.desktop file.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| +
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term>default</term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + Ask the desktop environment to make <replaceable>application</replaceable>
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| + the default application for opening
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| + files of type <replaceable>mimetype</replaceable>. An
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| + application can be made the default for several file types by
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| + specifying multiple mimetypes.
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| + </simpara>
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| + <simpara>
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| + <replaceable>application</replaceable> is the desktop file
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| + id of the application and has the form vendor-name.desktop
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| + <replaceable>application</replaceable> must already be installed
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| + in the desktop menu before it can be made the default handler.
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| + The aplication's desktop file must list support for all the
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| + MIME types that it wishes to be the default handler for.
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| + </simpara>
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| + <simpara>
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| + Requests to make an application a default handler may be
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| + subject to system policy or approval by the end-user. xdg-mime
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| + query can be used to verify whether an application is the
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| + actual default handler for a specific file type.
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| + </simpara>
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| + <simpara>
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| + The <emphasis>default</emphasis> option is for use inside a desktop session only.
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| + It is not recommended to use xdg-mime default as root.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| +
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term>install</term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + Adds the file type descriptions provided in <replaceable>mimetypes-file</replaceable>
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| + to the desktop environment. <replaceable>mimetypes-file</replaceable>
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| + must be a XML file that follows the freedesktop.org
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| + Shared MIME-info Database specification
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| + and that has a mime-info element as its document root. For
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| + each new file type one or more icons with name
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| + <replaceable>major</replaceable>-<replaceable>minor</replaceable>
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| + must be installed with the <command>xdg-icon-resource</command>
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| + command in the <emphasis>mimetypes</emphasis> context. For example the
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| + application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text filetype requires an
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| + icon by the name of application-vnd.oasis.opendocument.text
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| + to be installed.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| +
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term>uninstall</term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + Removes the file type descriptions provided in <replaceable>mimetypes-file</replaceable>
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| + and previously added with <command>xdg-mime install</command> from the
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| + desktop environment. <replaceable>mimetypes-file</replaceable>
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| + must be a XML file that follows the freedesktop.org
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| + Shared MIME-info Database specification
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| + and that has a mime-info element as its document root.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| + </variablelist>
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| + </refsect1>
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| +
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| + <refsect1 id="options">
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| + <title>Options</title>
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| + <variablelist>
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term><option>--mode</option> <replaceable>mode</replaceable></term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara><replaceable>mode</replaceable> can be
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| + <emphasis>user</emphasis> or <emphasis>system</emphasis>.
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| + In user mode the file is (un)installed for the current user
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| + only. In system mode the file is (un)installed for all users
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| + on the system. Usually only root is allowed to install in
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| + system mode.
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| + </simpara>
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| + <simpara>
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| + The default is to use system mode when called by root
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| + and to use user mode when called by a non-root user.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term><option>--novendor</option></term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + Normally, xdg-mime checks to ensure that the
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| + <replaceable>mimetypes-file</replaceable> to be installed
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| + has a proper vendor prefix. This option can be
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| + used to disable that check.
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| + </simpara>
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| + <simpara>
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| + A vendor prefix consists of alpha characters ([a-zA-Z]) and is
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| + terminated with a dash ("-").
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| + Companies and organizations are encouraged to use a word
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| + or phrase, preferably the organizations name, for which they hold
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| + a trademark as their vendor prefix.
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| + The purpose of the vendor prefix is to prevent name conflicts.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| +
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term><option>--help</option></term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + Show command synopsis.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| +
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term><option>--manual</option></term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + Show this manualpage.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| +
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term><option>--version</option></term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + Show the xdg-utils version information.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| +
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| + </variablelist>
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| + </refsect1>
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| + <refsect1 id="env_vars">
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| + <title>Environment Variables</title>
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| + <para>
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| + xdg-mime honours the following environment variables:
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| + </para>
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| + <variablelist>
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term>XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL</term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + Setting this environment variable to a non-zero numerical value
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| + makes xdg-mime do more verbose reporting on stderr.
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| + Setting a higher value increases the verbosity.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term>XDG_UTILS_INSTALL_MODE</term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + This environment variable can be used by the user or
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| + administrator to override the installation mode.
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| + Valid values are <emphasis>user</emphasis> and
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| + <emphasis>system</emphasis>.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| + </variablelist>
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| + </refsect1>
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| +
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| + <refsect1 id="exitcodes">
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| + <title>Exit Codes</title>
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| + <para>
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| + An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code
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| + indicates failure. The following failure codes can be returned:
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| + </para>
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| + <variablelist>
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term><option>1</option></term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + Error in command line syntax.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term><option>2</option></term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + One of the files passed on the command line did not exist.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term><option>3</option></term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + A required tool could not be found.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term><option>4</option></term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + The action failed.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| + <varlistentry>
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| + <term><option>5</option></term>
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| + <listitem>
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| + <simpara>
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| + No permission to read one of the files passed on the command
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| + line.
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| + </simpara>
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| + </listitem>
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| + </varlistentry>
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| + </variablelist>
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| + </refsect1>
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| + <refsect1 id="seealso">
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| + <title>See Also</title>
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| + <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>xdg-icon-resource</refentrytitle>
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| + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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| + </citerefentry>,
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| + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>xdg-desktop-menu</refentrytitle>
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| + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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| + </citerefentry>
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| + </para>
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| + </refsect1>
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| + <refsect1 id="examples">
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| + <title>Examples</title>
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| + <para>
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| +<programlisting>
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| +xdg-mime query filetype /tmp/foobar.png
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| +</programlisting>Prints the MIME type of the file /tmp/foobar.png, in this
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| +case image/png
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| + </para>
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| + <para>
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| +<programlisting>
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| +xdg-mime query default image/png
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| +</programlisting>Prints the .desktop filename of the application which is
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| + registered to open PNG files.
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| + </para>
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| + <para>
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| +<programlisting>
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| +xdg-mime install shinythings-shiny.xml
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| +</programlisting>Adds a file type description for "shiny"-files.
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| + "shinythings-" is used as the vendor prefix.
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| + The file type description could look as folows.
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| +<programlisting>
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| +shinythings-shiny.xml:
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| +<?xml version="1.0"?>
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| +<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
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| + <mime-type type="text/x-shiny">
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| + <comment>Shiny new file type</comment>
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| + <glob pattern="*.shiny"/>
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| + <glob pattern="*.shi"/>
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| + </mime-type>
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| +</mime-info>
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| +</programlisting>An icon for this new file type must also be installed, for
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| +example with:
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| +<programlisting>
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| +xdg-icon-resource install --context mimetypes --size 64 shiny-file-icon.png text-x-shiny
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| +</programlisting>
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| + </para>
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| + </refsect1>
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| +</refentry>
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