source: gnome/core/gnome-mime-data.xml@ ce39b28

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<sect1 id="gnome-mime-data" xreflabel="GNOME MIME Data-&gnome-mime-data-version;">
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<date>$Date$</date>
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<title>GNOME MIME Data-&gnome-mime-data-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> <acronym>MIME</acronym> Data</application></title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> <acronym>MIME</acronym> Data</application> package contains the base set of file types
and applications for <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application>.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-mime-data-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-mime-data-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &gnome-mime-data-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&gnome-mime-data-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&gnome-mime-data-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> <acronym>MIME</acronym> Data</application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> <acronym>MIME</acronym> Data</application> by running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome</parameter>: This switch
puts configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc/gnome</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/etc</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> <acronym>MIME</acronym>
Data</application> package contains
<filename>$GNOME_PREFIX/share/icons</filename>,
<filename>$GNOME_PREFIX/share/application-registry</filename> and
<filename>$GNOME_PREFIX/share/mime-info</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>icons</title>
<para><filename>icons</filename> contains all the default document type icons.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>application-registry</title>
<para><filename>application-registry</filename> contains the application mime database.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>mime-info</title>
<para><filename>mime-info</filename> contains the mime description database.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

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