xdg-mime

Queries and sets file type associations on Linux desktops.

Runs as xdg-mime|Linux

Command form

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Query or set the default application for a MIME type.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui xdg-mime

Query file type info

Query file type infoExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Query*

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Query

what

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Query

Use `filetype <file>` or `default <mimetype>`.
string · positional 0 · repeatable

Set default application

Set default applicationExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Application (.desktop file)*

string

MIME types*

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Set default

applicationmimetypes

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Application (.desktop file)

string · positional 0

MIME types

string · positional 1 · repeatable

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

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completion

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completion

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completion

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed xdg-mime against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.