The association is looser on UNIX type systems, because the extension is not so important (binaries generally don't have one). The file /etc/magic uses the first part of the file to identify what the contents really are. The file /etc/mime.types uses extensions to work out internet file types. The window manager or file manager would be responsible for associating programs with files, so their man pages would be the place to look.
Cheers Mike On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Rony G. Flatscher <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there, > > A question ad associating icons with filetypes: on Windows I was able to > research where the icon for a filetype gets defined (in the registry). > > However, I have not been able to find information for Unix-based > systems. It seems that these associations may be defined in the form of > mimetypes. If so, where would one define the mimetypes and what > conventions would one have to follow to allow the desired icon to be > associated with it ? > > ---rony > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference > _______________________________________________ > Oorexx-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Oorexx-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel
