Description:

This is the freedesktop.org shared MIME info database.

Many programs and desktops use the MIME system to represent the types
of files. Frequently, it is necessary to work out the correct MIME
type for a file. This is generally done by examining the file's name
or contents, and looking up the correct MIME type in a database.

For interoperability, it is useful for different programs to use the
same database so that different programs agree on the type of a file,
and new rules for determining the type apply to all programs.

This specification attempts to unify the type-guessing systems
currently in use by GNOME, KDE and ROX. Only the name-to-type and
contents-to-type mappings are covered by this spec; other MIME type
information, such as the default handler for a particular type, or the
icon to use to display it in a file manager, are not covered since
these are a matter of style.

In addition, freedesktop.org provides a shared database in this format
to avoid inconsistencies between desktops. This database has been
created by converting the existing KDE and GNOME databases to the new
format and merging them together.