I know of Media::Type::Simple which allows me to get the MIME type by extension/suffix,
or the other way round, get the common .ext by MIME type.

Still, what I need is a Module (is there any?) that will provide me with short strings describing the file type, as for example Win32 File Explorer does, .mov is "QuickTime Movie", or .avi is "Videoclip".

Is there a kind of magicfile I can tap? Where does Windows get this stuff from, or what does GNOME use on Linux?

(I could ask similar things regarding Icons, I am developing a file-browsing cross-platform Wx application here...)

In reply to How to get a files type-description, by ext or mime (any modules?) by isync

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