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author | Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net> | 2020-02-20 18:17:56 +0100 |
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committer | Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net> | 2020-02-20 18:21:38 +0100 |
commit | a2086e27201d4123e374f5e2d09ad7a10067dd59 (patch) | |
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README: Rename README to README.md
Now that we don't need to keep the old filename for the autotools.
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diff --git a/README b/README deleted file mode 100644 index 750ebd5a..00000000 --- a/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -# Shared MIME Info - -The shared-mime-info package contains: - -- The core database of common MIME types, their file extensions and icon names. -- The update-mime-database command, used to extend the DB and install a new MIME data. -- The freedesktop.org shared MIME database spec. - -It is used by GLib, GNOME, KDE, XFCE and many others. - -For more information about the database see the [Shared MIME Info Specification here](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/shared-mime-info-spec/). - -## Installation - -To install do: - - $ ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc - $ make - $ sudo make install - -If you are building from git then you will have to run `./autogen.sh` first. - -It requires glib to be installed for building the update command. -Additionally, it uses gettext and itstool for translations. -This database is translated at Transifex. - - -Please report bugs here: - https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info/issues - -Getting involved in freedesktop.org projects guide: - https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/GettingInvolved/ - - -## Useful reference links - -IANA: - https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/ - -KDE's old mime-types: - http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/3.5/kdelibs/mimetypes/ - -UNIX file tool and libmagic - https://github.com/file/file diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 100b9382..750ebd5a 120000..100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1 +1,44 @@ -README
\ No newline at end of file +# Shared MIME Info + +The shared-mime-info package contains: + +- The core database of common MIME types, their file extensions and icon names. +- The update-mime-database command, used to extend the DB and install a new MIME data. +- The freedesktop.org shared MIME database spec. + +It is used by GLib, GNOME, KDE, XFCE and many others. + +For more information about the database see the [Shared MIME Info Specification here](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/shared-mime-info-spec/). + +## Installation + +To install do: + + $ ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc + $ make + $ sudo make install + +If you are building from git then you will have to run `./autogen.sh` first. + +It requires glib to be installed for building the update command. +Additionally, it uses gettext and itstool for translations. +This database is translated at Transifex. + + +Please report bugs here: + https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info/issues + +Getting involved in freedesktop.org projects guide: + https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/GettingInvolved/ + + +## Useful reference links + +IANA: + https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/ + +KDE's old mime-types: + http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/3.5/kdelibs/mimetypes/ + +UNIX file tool and libmagic + https://github.com/file/file |