---
name: "mimedb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fish"
version: "1.23.1+20120106.git8b407a3-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mimedb"
---

# mimedb(1)

mimedb - lookup file information via the mime database

## NAME

mimedb - mimedb - lookup file information via the mime database

## mimedb - lookup file information via the mime database

### Synopsis

`mimedb [OPTIONS] FILES...`

### Description

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  `FILES` is a list of files to analyse

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  `-t`, `--input-file-data` the specified files type should be determined both by their filename and by their contents (Default)

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  `-f`, `--input-filename` the specified files type should be determined by their filename

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  `-i`, `--input-mime` the arguments are not files but mimetypes

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  `-m`, `--output-mime` the output will be the mimetype of each file (Default)

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  `-f`, `--output-description` the output will be the description of each mimetype

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  `-a`, `--output-action` the output will be the default action of each mimetype

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  `-l`, `--launch` launch the default action for the specified file(s)

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  `-h`, `--help` display a help message and exit

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  `-v`, `--version` display version number and exit

The mimedb command is used to query the mimetype database and the .desktop files installed on the system in order to find information on a file. The information that mimedb can retrieve includes the mimetype for a file, a description of the type and what its default action is. mimedb can also be used to launch the default action for this file.