mime(4)

NAME

       mime - mime/mailcap interface

SYNOPSIS

              #include <mime.h>

              Mime_t
              {
                        unsigned long       flags;
              };

              Mime_t*   mimeopen(unsigned long flags);
              void      mimeclose(Mime_t* mime);

              int       mimeload(Mime_t* mime, const char* path, unsigned long flags);
              int       mimelist(Mime_t* mime, Sfio_t* sp, const char* pattern);

              char*     mimeview(Mime_t* mime, const char* view, const char* name, const char* type, const char* opts);
              int       mimeset(Mime_t* mime, char* line, unsigned long flags);

DESCRIPTION

       These  routines  provide  an  interface  to  the  MIME  type  database.
       mimeopen returns a mime session handle that is passed  to  all  of  the
       other routines.  The flags argument is currently unused.

       mimeclose closes the mime session.

       mimeload  loads  the  mime  file  named  by path into the mime session.
       flags may be one of:

       MIME_LIST
              The path argument is a : separated list of  pathnames,  each  of
              which  is loaded.  Non-existent files are ignored MIME_LIST set.

       MIME_REPLACE
              Replace existing entries by new  entries  with  the  same  type.
              Otherwise original entries take precedence.

       More  than  one  mime  file can be loaded into a session; the files are
       searched in load order.  If path is 0 then the  default  mime  file  is
       loaded.

       mimelist  lists  the mime file contents on the sfio(3) stream sp.  This
       is used for debugging mime entries.

       mimetype returns the type string for path.  mimetype always  returns  a
       non-null  string.   If  errors  are  encounterd on path then the return
       value will be error.

SEE ALSO

       file(1), mime(4)

                                                                       MIME(3)