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/usr/bin/update-mime-database

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/usr/bin/update-mime-database: invalid option -- '-'
Usage: /usr/bin/update-mime-database [-hvVn] MIME-DIR
Options (4)
OptionDescriptionSource
-hPrint out a command summary.man
-vPrint out the version information.man
-VBe verbose.man
-nOnly update if MIME-DIR/packages/ or a file in that directory is newer than MIME-DIR/version.man

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