mimetype:tldr:5dbb0

mimetype: Determine the MIME type of `stdin` (does not check a filename).

${command}

$ ${command} | mimetype --stdin

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This command is using the pipe (|) symbol to redirect the output of the ${command} to the mimetype --stdin command.

Here is a breakdown of each part of the command:

${command}: This refers to a variable that holds a command or a command string. The output of this command will be passed as input to the next command (mimetype --stdin in this case).
|: This is known as the pipe operator. It takes the output of the command on the left side and passes it as input to the command on the right side.
mimetype --stdin: This is the command that receives the output of ${command} as input through the pipe. The mimetype command is used to determine the MIME type of a file or data. The --stdin option tells the command to read the input from the standard input rather than a file.

In summary, this command executes ${command} and then pipes its output to the mimetype command, allowing you to determine the MIME type of the output generated by ${command}.

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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