Convert file extension or MIME type to UTI(Uniform Type Identifiers) and vice versa.
- Clone or download the source code from this repository
- cd the source code directory
- do
make installcommand
uti-convert --generate-completion-script > ~/.config/fish/completions/uti-convert.fish
uti-convert --generate-completion-script > ~/.oh-my-zsh/completions/_uti-convert # or other completion script file/directory
uti-convert --generate-completion-script >> ~/.bashrc # or other completion script file/directory
Note: This command will detect current shell automatically, or you can specify one with:
uti-convert --generate-completion-script [fish|zsh|bash] > /path/to/completion/file
uti-convert [--full] [--from-type <from-type>] <tags> ...
ARGUMENTS:
<tags> type list
OPTIONS:
--full Show full information
--without-tree Without UTI tree information
-f, --from-type <from-type>
Which type should convert, the available types are:
- file: get file extension automatically from file
- extension: file extension, e.g. swift
- mime: MIME type, e.g. png
- uti: show MIME types and file extensions for specified UTI
- auto: detect extension or mime type automatically (default: auto)
-h, --help Show help information.
> uti-convert jpg gif
# output
jpg -> public.jpeg
gif -> com.compuserve.gif, com.apple.private.auto-loop-gif
> uti-convert image/jpg image/gif
# output
image/jpg -> public.jpeg
image/gif -> com.compuserve.gif, com.apple.private.auto-loop-gif
> uti-convert --full jpg gif
# output
jpg:
----
UTIs: public.jpeg
MIME types: image/jpeg, image/jpg
File extensions: jpeg, jpg, jpe
UTI Tree:
╭────────╯
╰── public.jpeg
├── public.content
├── public.data
│ ╰── public.item
├── public.image
│ ├── public.content
│ ├── public.data
│ │ ╰── public.item
│ ╰── public.item
╰── public.item
gif:
----
UTIs: com.compuserve.gif, com.apple.private.auto-loop-gif
MIME types: image/gif
File extensions: gif
UTI Tree:
╭────────╯
├── com.compuserve.gif
│ ├── public.content
│ ├── public.data
│ │ ╰── public.item
│ ├── public.image
│ │ ├── public.content
│ │ ├── public.data
│ │ │ ╰── public.item
│ │ ╰── public.item
│ ╰── public.item
╰── com.apple.private.auto-loop-gif
> uti-convert --full image/jpg image/gif
# output
jpg:
----
UTIs: public.jpeg
MIME types: image/jpeg, image/jpg
File extensions: jpeg, jpg, jpe
UTI Tree:
╭────────╯
╰── public.jpeg
├── public.content
├── public.data
│ ╰── public.item
├── public.image
│ ├── public.content
│ ├── public.data
│ │ ╰── public.item
│ ╰── public.item
╰── public.item
gif:
----
UTIs: com.compuserve.gif, com.apple.private.auto-loop-gif
MIME types: image/gif
File extensions: gif
UTI Tree:
╭────────╯
├── com.compuserve.gif
│ ├── public.content
│ ├── public.data
│ │ ╰── public.item
│ ├── public.image
│ │ ├── public.content
│ │ ├── public.data
│ │ │ ╰── public.item
│ │ ╰── public.item
│ ╰── public.item
╰── com.apple.private.auto-loop-gif
> uti-convert -f extension jpg
# output
jpg -> public.jpeg
> uti-convert --full -f extension jpg
# output
jpg:
----
UTIs: public.jpeg
MIME types: image/jpeg, image/jpg
File extensions: jpeg, jpg, jpe
UTI Tree:
╭────────╯
╰── public.jpeg
├── public.content
├── public.data
│ ╰── public.item
├── public.image
│ ├── public.content
│ ├── public.data
│ │ ╰── public.item
│ ╰── public.item
╰── public.item
> uti-convert -f file somefile.jpg
# output
somefile.jpg -> public.jpeg
> uti-convert --full -f file somefile.jpg
# output
somefile.jpg:
-------------
UTIs: public.jpeg
MIME types: image/jpeg, image/jpg
File extensions: jpeg, jpg, jpe
UTI Tree:
╭────────╯
╰── public.jpeg
├── public.content
├── public.data
│ ╰── public.item
├── public.image
│ ├── public.content
│ ├── public.data
│ │ ╰── public.item
│ ╰── public.item
╰── public.item
> uti-convert -f uti public.jpeg public.png
# output
public.jpeg:
------------
UTIs: public.jpeg
MIME types: image/jpeg, image/jpg
File extensions: jpeg, jpg, jpe
UTI Tree:
╭────────╯
╰── public.jpeg
├── public.content
├── public.data
│ ╰── public.item
├── public.image
│ ├── public.content
│ ├── public.data
│ │ ╰── public.item
│ ╰── public.item
╰── public.item
public.png:
-----------
UTIs: public.png
MIME types: image/png
File extensions: png
UTI Tree:
╭────────╯
╰── public.png
├── public.content
├── public.data
│ ╰── public.item
├── public.image
│ ├── public.content
│ ├── public.data
│ │ ╰── public.item
│ ╰── public.item
╰── public.item