NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       update-mime-database -h | -v | [ -V ] 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.

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.