/etc/mime.types is the file in which system-wide rules are defined for mapping filename suffices to mime types.
Each line in the file is a mime command:
- Lines starting with a hash # are comments.
- Command lines have a mime type as their first argument and the rest of the line is blank or contains a mime descriptor. For instance, here file suffices are mapped to mime types:
application/java-archive jar application/mathematica nb application/msword doc dot