update-mime-database(1)	       X Desktop Group	      update-mime-database(1)



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


SYNOPSIS
       update-mime-database -h | -v | MIME-DIR


DESCRIPTION
       update-mime-database is an 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.


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


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


SEE ALSO
       rox (1)


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)

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