Changes for version 0.30 - 2020-10-26

  • Added function File::MimeInfo::has_mimeinfo_database() to test if mimeinfo database is found
  • mimetype and mimeopen now exit with an error code if no mimeinfo database is found
  • Added explicit dependency on Encode::Locale
  • Properly decode parameters for `mimeopen` and `mimetype`. Patch provided by Nikos Skalkotos
  • Fix for undefined defaults (fixes #36). Reported & fix provided by Martin Vassor
  • Improved installation instructions, specifically on macOS, by Oleg Kostyuk & Michiel Beijen

Documentation

various code snippets
Open files by mimetype
Determine file type

Modules

Determine file type from the file name
Find programs to open a file by mimetype
Determine file type with magic
Open files by mimetype "Rox style"