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mimetype:tldr:a3769
mimetype: Display a description of the MIME type.
$ mimetype --describe ${filename}
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The command "mimetype --describe ${filename}" is used to retrieve the description of a file's MIME type.
Here's a breakdown of the components:
- "mimetype" is the name of the command being executed.
- "--describe" is an option or flag that specifies the action to describe the given MIME type.
- "${filename}" is a placeholder for the actual name of the file you want to describe. You would replace "${filename}" with the specific file name or path.
When the command is executed, it will look up the MIME type of the specified file and display its description. The MIME type is a standardized way of identifying files on the internet and determining how they should be handled or interpreted. The description provides information about the type of content the file represents.
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