On Thu, 2012-09-27 at 07:37 -0400, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > On 27/09/12 06:25, Suvayu Ali types: > > xdg-mime default vlc.desktop `xdg-mime query filetype /path/to/file.mov` > > Am I missing a file? I re-installed everything in the computer about a > week ago, should have been complete from scratch. I always start with a > USB live spin and then add the extras that I want, mostly with yum, "mostly from yum" might be the problem. Did you install Parole from yum? > during the configuration effort ... > > [bobg@box9 ~]$ xdg-mime default vlc.desktop `xdg-mime query filetype > /path/to/file.mov` > xdg-mime: file '/path/to/file.mov' does not exist You need to substitute the actual filename of the .mov file. > xdg-mime: mimetype argument missing > Try 'xdg-mime --help' for more information. > > [bobg@box9 ~]$ cat xdg-mime > cat: xdg-mime: No such file or directory That's never going to work unless you happen to be in the directory where the xdg-mime command lives (and if it's an executable then catting it to the screen is pointless and may screw up your terminal modes). Try 'type xdg-mime'. Besides, you've already demonstrated that you have the command because it gave you an error message. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org