gnome_vfs_mime_type_from_name ()

const char *        gnome_vfs_mime_type_from_name       (const char *filename);

Determine the mime type for filename.

gnome_vfs_mime_type_from_name_or_default ()

const char *        gnome_vfs_mime_type_from_name_or_default
                                                        (const char *filename,
                                                         const char *defaultv);

This routine tries to determine the mime-type of the filename only by looking at the filename from the GNOME database of mime-types.

gnome_vfs_get_mime_type_common ()

const char *        gnome_vfs_get_mime_type_common      (GnomeVFSURI *uri);

Tries to guess the mime type of the file represented by uri. Favors using the file data to the uri extension. Handles uri of a non-existent file by falling back on returning a type based on the extension. If cant find the mime-type based on the extension also then returns 'application/octet-stream'.

FIXME: This function will not necessarily return the same mime type as doing a get file info on the text uri.

gnome_vfs_get_mime_type_from_uri ()

const char *        gnome_vfs_get_mime_type_from_uri    (GnomeVFSURI *uri);

Tries to guess the mime type of the file uri by checking the file name extension. Works on non-existent files.

gnome_vfs_get_mime_type_from_file_data ()

const char *        gnome_vfs_get_mime_type_from_file_data
                                                        (GnomeVFSURI *uri);

Tries to guess the mime type of the file uri by checking the file data using the magic patterns. Does not handle text files properly.

gnome_vfs_get_file_mime_type_fast ()

const char *        gnome_vfs_get_file_mime_type_fast   (const char *path,
                                                         const struct stat *optional_stat_info);

Tries to guess the mime type of the file represented by path. It uses extention/name detection first, and if that fails it falls back to mime-magic based lookup. This is faster than always doing mime-magic but doesn't always produce the right answer, so for important decisions you should use gnome_vfs_get_file_mime_type().

gnome_vfs_get_file_mime_type ()

const char *        gnome_vfs_get_file_mime_type        (const char *path,
                                                         const struct stat *optional_stat_info,
                                                         gboolean suffix_only);

Tries to guess the mime type of the file represented by path. If suffix_only is false, uses the mime-magic based lookup first. Handles path of a non-existent file by falling back on returning a type based on the extension.

If you need a faster, less accurate version, use gnome_vfs_get_file_mime_type_fast().

gnome_vfs_mime_type_is_supertype ()

gboolean            gnome_vfs_mime_type_is_supertype    (const char *mime_type);

gnome_vfs_get_supertype_from_mime_type ()

char *              gnome_vfs_get_supertype_from_mime_type
                                                        (const char *mime_type);

gnome_vfs_mime_info_cache_reload ()

void                gnome_vfs_mime_info_cache_reload    (const char *dir);

Reload the mime information for the dir.

gnome_vfs_mime_reload ()

void                gnome_vfs_mime_reload               (void);

Reload the MIME database.

gnome_vfs_mime_shutdown ()

void                gnome_vfs_mime_shutdown             (void);