NAME

       update-mime-database - a program to build the Shared MIME-Info database cache

SYNOPSIS

       update-mime-database -h | -v | [ -V | -n ] MIME-DIR

DESCRIPTION

       update-mime-database  is a program which is responsible for updating the shared mime-info cache according
       to the system described in the Shared MIME-Info Database specification from the X Desktop Group.

OPTIONS

       -h     Print out a command summary.

       -v     Print out the version information.

       -V     Be verbose.

       -n     Only update if MIME-DIR/packages/ or a file in that directory is newer than MIME-DIR/version. This
              is useful for package pre- and post-installation scripts.

ARGUMENTS

       MIME-DIR
              This is the directory for which update-mime-database should rebuild the cache. Mandatory  if  none
              of the options is provided.

AUTHOR

       Filip Van Raemdonck (mechanix@debian.org) wrote this manpage for the Debian GNU/Linux project, but it may
       be used by others.

LICENCE

       Copyright (C) 2002 Thomas Leonard.
       You may redistribute copies of update-mime-database under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

Filip Van Raemdonck                                26 Jul 2002                           update-mime-database(1)