The system does not differentiate between text and Arduino files

sim.dll

4/28/24, 5:30 PM

I use ubuntu 22.04 LTS with Gnome 42.5 on wayland. I have installed the latest version of the Arduino IDE (an .AppImage file). My problem is that when I have to open the sketches from the file manager (I use Gnome Files) it either recognizes the .ino files as plain text files or as C source files. If I set the Arduino IDE as default to open the file .ino, then I always open all text files with Arduino. How can I "separate" plain text files from Arduino ones (.ino extension)?

Thanks in advance for the help

Update 29/04/2023:

What I don't understand is why some sketches are recognized as plain text files (image 1) and others as C sources (image 2), even though they both have the .ino extension. Isn't there a way to create a new mime-type category for .ino files? I hope I explained myself better.

Image 1: .ino file recognized as plain text file

Image 2: .ino file recognized as C sources file

Update 30/08/2023:

I know that .ino files are actually plain text files, but I'd like to be able to create a new mime type category (I understand that on Linix files are "identified" like this)for .ino files. I found some guides on the internet, but it never worked. Actually I would need this for other programs as well. What I'm trying to do is a Windows-like solution where files are "identified" by extension.

Thank you

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waltinator

4/28/24, 10:26 PM

The system does not differentiate Arduino files from text files because Arduino files ARE text files. Read `man file`.

Rinzwind

4/29/24, 2:36 PM

check the 1st line of the file.

sim.dll

4/29/24, 2:39 PM

Thanks for the pointers, but can I create a new mime-type category for .ino files? Thank you

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