YoLinux: Mime/File Types, Linux Applications and Tests

Also see the YoLinux Netscape configuration Tutorial.

Descrition	Graphic	File Extension	Mime Type	Linux Application	Test Page
MPEG video		mpeg, mpg, mpe	video/mpeg video/x-mpeg	xanim -Zr +q +f plaympeg	Test
DL animation		dl	video/dl video/x-dl	xanim -Zr +q +f	Test
SGI Movie		movie,movi,mv	video/sgi-movie video/x-sgi-movie	xanim -Zr +q +f	Test
IFF animation		iff,anim5,anim3,anim7	video/anim video/x-anim	xanim -Zr +q +f	Test
AVI animation		avi,vfw,avx	video/msvideo video/x-msvideo	xanim -Zr +q +f	Test Test2
FLI animation		fli, flc	video/fli video/x-fli	xanim -Zr +q +f	Test
Apple Quicktime video		mov, qt	video/quicktime video/x-quicktime	Codeweavers CrossOver Quicktime Plug-in	CNN video streaming Audio/video clip (1Mb) Test qt file (interactive) QVTR 6Mb mov (3D interactive) QVTR 660Kb mov (3D interactive)
Quicktime video		mov, qt	video/quicktime video/x-quicktime	xmovie (Does not play the popular "Sorenson" codec)	Test
MIDI audio file		midi,mid	audio/midi audio/x-midi	timidity (best) playmidi	Test
Soundracker audio		mod	audio/mod audio/x-mod	xmp -l --nocmd mikmod -i -r	Test
MPEG audio		mp3	audio/mpeg3 audio/x-mpeg3 audio/mpeg-url audio/x-mpeg-url	mpg123 -q -b 128 xmms freeamp	Test
MPEG audio		mp2	audio/mpeg2 audio/x-mpeg2	mpg123 -q -b 128	Test
MPEG audio		mpa,abs,mpega	audio/mpeg audio/x-mpeg	mpg123 -q -b 128	Test
Basic audio file		au, snd	audio/basic audio/x-basic	play	Test Test-2
Microsoft wave file		wav	audio/wav audio/x-wav	play	Test
AIFF audio file		aiff,aif	audio/aiff audio/x-aiff	play	Test
SID Music file		sid	audio/prs.sid	sid plug-in	Test
TIFF image		tiff,tif	image/tiff image/x-tiff	kfax xloadimage display xv ee	Test
SUN raster image		rs,im1	image/sun-raster image/x-sun-raster	xv kfax xloadimage	Test
GIF Image		gif	image/gif	Netscape xv	Test
JPEG Image		jpeg, jpg, jpe	image/jpeg	Netscape xv ee	Test
PNG Image		png	image/png	Netscape xv ee	Test
SGI RGB Image		rgb	image/x-rgb	xv	Test
X-Window Image		xwd	image/x-xwindowdump	xwud -in	Test
XPM Image		xpm	image/x-xpixmap	xv	Test
PPM/PBM Image (PNM) (Color)		ppm,pbm	image/x-portable-pixmap image/x-portable-bitmap	xv	Test raw PPM Test ASCII PPM
PGM Image (PNM) (Gray/Black/White)		pgm	image/x-portable-graymap	xv ee	Test raw PGM Test ASCII PGM
PCX Image		pcx	application/pcx	xv	Test
Microsoft BMP		bmp	image/x-MS-bmp image/x-bmp	xv	Test
Adobe PDF		pdf	application/pdf	acroread xpdf	Test
Adobe Postscript		ps,eps,ai	application/postscript	gv xv	Test Postscript image Test Postscript document
Microsoft Word Document		doc	application/msword	applixware (Commercial application) Corel Word Perfect (Commercial application) Abiword	Test
Corel Word Perfect		wp	application/wordperfect	Corel Word Perfect (Commercial application)	Test
RTF Document		rtf	application/rtf	Applixware (Commercial application) Star Office Corel Word Perfect (Commercial application) Abiword	Test
Microsoft Excel Worksheet		xls,xlt,xlm,xld,xla,xlc,xlw,xll	application/vnd.ms-excel	gnumeric Applixware (Commercial application) Star Office	Test
Powerpoint Document		ppt,pps	application/vnd.ms-powerpoint	Star Office (Application)	Test
HTML Document		html,htm	text/html	Netscape lynx	Test
Plain ASCI Text		txt, asc	text/plain	Netscape gnp	Test
Unix NROFF document		t,tr,roff,nroff	application/x-troff	nroff troff	Test
Unix manual page		man	application/x-troff-man	nroff -man troff	Test
LaTex DVI document		dvi	application/x-dvi	nDVI	Test Embeded Test
Mathematica Notebook		nb	application/mathematica	Mathematica	Test
VRML Model		wrl, vrml	model/vrml,application/x-vrml	openvrml	Test Test wrl file
Apple 3DMF Model		3dmf	x-world/x-3dmf	???	Test 3dmf file
HP PCL/HPGL		hpgl	-	SwiftView	Test
Zip compressed file		zip	application/zip	unzip	Test
Composite file		tar	application/x-tar	tar -xf	Test
Compressed file		tar.gz,tgz,gz	application/x-gzip	tar -xzf	Test
FutureSplash Player		spl	application/futuresplash	plugin	Test
Shockwave Flash		swf	application/x-shockwave-flash	plugin	Test
Macromedia Director		dcr,dir,dxr	application/x-director	??	Test
RealPlayer Plugin Metafile		rpm	audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin	plugin	Test
RealPlayer		rm	application/vnd.rn-realmedia	realplay	Test
RealPlayer		smi	application/smi	realplay	Test
RealPlayer		ra,ram	application/vnd.rn-realaudio	realplay	Test
RealPlayer		rv	video/vnd.rn-realvideo	realplay	Test
Palm Pilot Database/Resource		prc,pdb	application/x-pilot	/opt/bin/pilot-xfer -i	Test

Also see:

• Linux Plugger configuration file /etc/pluggerrc
• IANA document ftp://ftp.iana.org/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/
• Linux configuration file /etc/mime.types

Links:

• Browser Audio Test Page
• IANA Assigned Media Types
• RFC 1521 MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) (Obsoletes: 1341)
• MIME type torture test - Mail client test
• Netscape's Mime Info page

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