Manage MIME Types - Control File Associations with xdg-mime | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos
Manage and query MIME types with xdg-mime. Control file associations and default applications for various file types easily. Free online tool, no registration required.
xdg-mime
Query and manage MIME types according to the XDG standard. More information: https://portland.freedesktop.org/doc/xdg-mime.html.
- 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}}