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.TH MIME 3
.SH NAME
mime \- mime/mailcap interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
.EX
#include <mime.h>

Mime_t
{
	unsigned long	flags;
};

Mime_t*   mimeopen(unsigned long \fIflags\fP);
void      mimeclose(Mime_t* \fImime\fP);

int       mimeload(Mime_t* \fImime\fP, const char* \fIpath\fP, unsigned long \fIflags\fP);
int       mimelist(Mime_t* \fImime\fP, Sfio_t* \fIsp\fP, const char* \fIpattern\fP);

char*     mimeview(Mime_t* \fImime\fP, const char* \fIview\fP, const char* \fIname\fP, const char* \fItype\fP, const char* \fIopts\fP);
int       mimeset(Mime_t* \fImime\fP, char* \fIline\fP, unsigned long \fIflags\fP);
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
These routines provide an interface to the MIME type database.
.L mimeopen
returns a mime session handle that is passed to all of the other routines.
The
.I flags 
argument is currently unused.
.PP
.L mimeclose
closes the mime session.
.PP
.L mimeload
loads the mime file named by
.I path
into the mime session.
.I flags
may be one of:
.TP
.L MIME_LIST
The
.I path
argument is a
.B :
separated list of pathnames, each of which is loaded.
Non-existent files are ignored
.L MIME_LIST
set.
.TP
.L MIME_REPLACE
Replace existing entries by new entries with the same type.
Otherwise original entries take precedence.
.PP
More than one mime file can be loaded into a session;
the files are searched in load order.
If
.I path
is 
.L 0
then the default mime file is loaded.
.PP
.L mimelist
lists the mime file contents on the
.IR sfio (3)
stream
.IR sp .
This is used for debugging mime entries.
.PP
.L mimetype
returns the type string for
.IR path .
.L mimetype
always returns a non-null string.
If errors are encounterd on
.I path
then the return value will be
.LR "error" .
.SH "SEE ALSO"
file(1), mime(4)