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