xdg-mime

Query and manage MIME types according to the XDG standard.

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• Display the MIME type of a file:

xdg-mime query filetype {path/to/file}

• Display the default application for opening PNGs:

xdg-mime query default {image/png}

• Display the default application for opening a specific file:

xdg-mime query default $(xdg-mime query filetype {path/to/file})

• Set imv as the default application for opening PNG and JPEG images:

xdg-mime default {imv.desktop} {image/png} {image/jpeg}

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