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mimetype: Display debug information about how the MIME type was determined.

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$ mimetype --debug ${filename}

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The command "mimetype --debug ${filename}" is used to determine the MIME type of a file.

Here's a breakdown of each component of the command:

"mimetype" is the name of the command or program that is being executed. It is a command-line tool often available on Unix-based systems that allows you to determine the MIME type of a file.
"--debug" is an option or flag that can be passed to the "mimetype" command. In this case, it is used to enable debug output, which provides more detailed information about the MIME type detection process.
"${filename}" is a placeholder for the actual filename or path of the file you want to determine the MIME type for. In practice, you would replace "${filename}" with the specific filename or path of the file you're interested in.

When you run this command, the "mimetype" command will analyze the given file and output the detected MIME type. The "--debug" option helps identify the steps taken by the command to reach that conclusion.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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