Where are file associations set/stored?

List Mail cl at isbd.net
Mon Mar 26 13:31:39 UTC 2007


On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 02:51:49PM +0200, Claus Reheis wrote:
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> On Mon, 2007-03-26 at 12:58 +0100, List Mail wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 01:42:57PM +0200, Claus Reheis wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2007-03-26 at 12:00 +0100, List Mail wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 12:49:41PM +0200, Claus Reheis wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi Chris!
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Mon, 2007-03-26 at 11:27 +0100, List Mail wrote:
> > > > > > Where does FC6 store file associations?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I want to change the association of xv with jpg files which seems to
> > > > > > be the default as my system tried to run xv when I attempted to view a
> > > > > > jpg file from within mutt.
> > > > > 
> > > > > click with the right mouse-button on the file, then select properties >
> > > > > open with - and choose your favorite program 
> > > > > 
> > > > That's a (presumably) gnome or KDE answer!  I use neither so I can't
> > > > "click with the right mouse-button on the file".  I want to know what
> > > > file is changed when you do the above actions.
> > > > 
> > > Why don't you just tell us what DE you use! :)
> > > 
> > Because it is totally irrelevant to the question, I use fvwm2 as my
> > window manager.
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> - you should edit your ~/.mailcap
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Thats what I thought - aaarrrggghhh, you're right!  I though I had
looked there but I missed the vital line, I recently migrated from a
Solaris system and have the same .mailcap and, not surprisingly, some
things are in different places.

Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction!

-- 
Chris Green




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