RCurl

Infer the MIME type from a file name

This function returns the MIME type, i.e. part of the value used in the Content-Type for an HTTP request/response or in email to identify the nature of the content. This is a string such as "text/plain" or "text/xml" or "image/png". The Function consults an R Object constructed by reading a Web site Of known MIME types (Not necessarily all) And matching the extension Of the file name To the names Of that table.