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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 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.