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Doc/library/mimetypes.rst

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Command-Line Usage
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The :mod:`mimetypes` module can be executed as a script from the command line.
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The :mod:`!mimetypes` module can be executed as a script from the command line.
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.. code-block:: sh
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python -m mimetypes [-e] [-l] type [type ...]
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python -m mimetypes [-h] [-e] [-l] type [type ...]
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The following options are accepted:
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Additionally search for some common, but non-standard types.
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The script converts file extensions to MIME types if ``--extension`` option
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By default the script converts MIME types to file extensions.
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However, if ``--extension`` is specified,
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it converts file extensions to MIME types.
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For each ``type`` entry, the script writes a line into the standard output
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stream. If an unknown type occurs, it writes an error message into the
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standard error stream and aborts with the return code ``1``.
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standard error stream and exits with the return code ``1``.
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.. mimetypes-cli-example:
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Command-Line Example
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Here are some examples of typical usage of the :mod:`mimetypes` command
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Here are some examples of typical usage of the :mod:`!mimetypes` command-line
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interface:
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.. code-block:: console
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