1mimedb(1)                            fish                            mimedb(1)
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6       mimedb -  "mimedb - Lookup file information via the mime database"
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8   Synopsis
9       mimedb [OPTIONS] FILES...
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11   Description
12       · FILES is a list of files to analyse
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14       · -t, --input-file-data the specified files type should be determined
15         both by their filename and by their contents (Default)
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17       · -f, --input-filename the specified files type should be determined by
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20       · -i, --input-mime the arguments are not files but mimetypes
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22       · -m, --output-mime the output will be the mimetype of each file
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25       · -f, --output-description the output will be the description of each
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28       · -a, --output-action the output will be the default action of each
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31       · -l, --launch launch the default action for the specified file(s)
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33       · -h, --help display a help message and exit
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35       · -v, --version display version number and exit
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37       The mimedb command is used to query the mimetype database and the
38       .desktop files installed on the system in order to find information on
39       a file. The information that mimedb can retrive includes the mimetype
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41       mimedb can also be used to launch the default action for this file.
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45Version 1.21.12                   4 Sep 2006                         mimedb(1)