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#+title:  xdg
#+filetags: :linux:

XDG is a tool that works with mimetypes. With the aid of xdg standard programs can be assigned to certain mimetypes, standard programs can be queried or mimetypes of programs can be displayed

All standard programs are in the file
#+begin_src bash
~.config/mimeapps.list
#+end_src

There also the input of xdg-mime default is stored.

* Command
** xdg-open <file>
opens the file with the default program specified for the file's mimetype.

** xdg-open <file>
 opens the file with the default program specified for the file's mimetype.
** xdg-mime
*** query
Performs a query, after:  
**** filetype <file>
xdg-mime query filetype <file> gibt den Mimetype dieser Datei zurück
**** default <Mimetype>
xdg-mime query filetype <file> returns the mimetype of this file
*** default
xdg-mime default <program>.desktop <mimetype> sets the named program as the default program for the named mimetype, provided that this program has a ~.desktop~ entry in (user generated) ~/home/<user/.local/share/applications/~. The path whe ~.desktop~ files are stored by the system; /~/usr/share/applications/ or /usr/local/share/applications~/