This is definitely NOT fixed on Maverick (x86_64): $ xdg-mime query filetype file.txt $ export XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL=10 $ xdg-mime query filetype file.txt Running gnomevfs-info "/home/user/file.txt"
There is no gnomevfs-info installed: $ gnomevfs-info The program 'gnomevfs-info' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install libgnomevfs2-bin -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/602799 Title: xdg-mime query filetype FILE: no output at all -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs