diff --git a/client/equo.py b/client/equo.py
index 045ea047a..23b93f1e7 100644
--- a/client/equo.py
+++ b/client/equo.py
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ help_opts = [
             (3, 'available [repos]', 1, _('list available packages')),
         (2, 'mimetype', 2, _('search packages able to handle given mimetypes')),
             (3, '--installed', 2, _('search among installed packages')),
+        (2, 'associate', 2, _('associate given file paths to applications able to read them')),
+            (3, '--installed', 2, _('search among installed packages')),
         (2, 'needed', 2, _('show runtime libraries needed by the provided atoms')),
         (2, 'orphans', 1, _('search files that do not belong to any package')),
         (2, 'removal', 1, _('show the removal tree for the specified atoms')),
diff --git a/client/text_query.py b/client/text_query.py
index 26f23db52..342e9b466 100644
--- a/client/text_query.py
+++ b/client/text_query.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from entropy.i18n import _
 import entropy.tools
 from entropy.db.exceptions import DatabaseError
 
-from text_tools import print_table
+from text_tools import print_table, get_file_mime
 
 def query(options):
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def query(options):
             multi_match = True
         elif (opt == "--multirepo") and (first_opt == "match"):
             multi_repo = True
-        elif (opt == "--installed") and (first_opt in ("match", "mimetype",)):
+        elif (opt == "--installed") and (first_opt in ("match", "mimetype", "associate",)):
             match_installed = True
         elif (opt == "--showrepo") and (first_opt == "match"):
             show_repo = True
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ def query(options):
     elif myopts[0] == "needed":
         rc_status = search_needed_libraries(myopts[1:])
 
-    elif myopts[0] == "mimetype":
-        rc_status = search_mimetype(myopts[1:], installed = match_installed)
+    elif myopts[0] in ("mimetype", "associate"):
+        associate = myopts[0] == "associate"
+        rc_status = search_mimetype(myopts[1:], installed = match_installed,
+            associate = associate)
 
     elif myopts[0] == "required":
         rc_status = search_required_libraries(myopts[1:])
@@ -1215,18 +1217,25 @@ def search_package(packages, Equo = None, get_results = False,
         return rc_results
     return 0
 
-def search_mimetype(mimetypes, Equo = None, installed = False):
+def search_mimetype(mimetypes, Equo = None, installed = False,
+    associate = False):
 
     if Equo is None:
         Equo = EquoInterface()
 
     if not etpUi['quiet']:
-        print_info(darkred(" @@ ") + darkgreen("%s..." % (_("Searching mimetype"),) ),
-            back = True)
+        print_info(darkred(" @@ ") + darkgreen("%s..." % (
+            _("Searching mimetype"),) ), back = True)
     found = False
 
     for mimetype in mimetypes:
 
+        if associate:
+            # consider mimetype a file path
+            mimetype = get_file_mime(mimetype)
+            if mimetype is None:
+                continue
+
         if not etpUi['quiet']:
             print_info("%s: %s" % (blue("  # "), bold(mimetype),))
 
diff --git a/client/text_tools.py b/client/text_tools.py
index 0af4967e4..d4c1a5c3a 100644
--- a/client/text_tools.py
+++ b/client/text_tools.py
@@ -324,4 +324,19 @@ def read_equo_release():
             myrev = rev_f.readline().strip()
             return myrev
 
-    return "0"
\ No newline at end of file
+    return "0"
+
+def get_file_mime(file_path):
+    if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
+        return None
+    try:
+        import magic
+    except ImportError:
+        return None
+    handle = magic.open(magic.MAGIC_MIME)
+    handle.load()
+    mime = handle.file(file_path)
+    handle.close()
+    if mime:
+        mime = mime.split(";")[0]
+    return mime
diff --git a/docs/TODO b/docs/TODO
index 64fb1a844..49b84f63d 100644
--- a/docs/TODO
+++ b/docs/TODO
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
   0.99.50:
 
     - sulfur: make use of provided_mime (and desktop_mime) metadata
-        import magic
-        handle = magic.open(magic.MAGIC_MIME)
-        handle.load()
-        handle.file("/path")
-        handle.close()
     - move repository sync() code inside EntropyRepository? (makes sense)
     - entropy.fetchers API docs
     - entropy.server API docs
diff --git a/docs/man/equo.pod b/docs/man/equo.pod
index 82a8e5704..bae616127 100644
--- a/docs/man/equo.pod
+++ b/docs/man/equo.pod
@@ -590,6 +590,18 @@ search inside installed packages
 
 =back
 
+=item B<associate>
+
+associate given file paths to applications able to read them
+
+=over
+
+=item B<--installed>
+
+search inside installed packages
+
+=back
+
 =item B<needed>
 
 show runtime libraries needed by the provided atoms
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/activator.1 b/docs/man/man1/activator.1
index 18baa4d49..13eee5238 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/activator.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/activator.1
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "ACTIVATOR 1"
-.TH ACTIVATOR 1 "2010-03-29" "perl v5.10.1" "Entropy"
+.TH ACTIVATOR 1 "2010-03-25" "perl v5.10.1" "Entropy"
 .\" For nroff, turn off justification.  Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
 .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
 .if n .ad l
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/equo.1 b/docs/man/man1/equo.1
index 625930a0b..1689e9011 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/equo.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/equo.1
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "EQUO 1"
-.TH EQUO 1 "2010-05-09" "perl v5.10.1" "Entropy"
+.TH EQUO 1 "2010-05-18" "perl v5.10.1" "Entropy"
 .\" For nroff, turn off justification.  Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
 .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
 .if n .ad l
@@ -591,6 +591,16 @@ search inside installed packages
 .RE
 .RS 4
 .RE
+.IP "\fBassociate\fR" 4
+.IX Item "associate"
+associate given file paths to applications able to read them
+.RS 4
+.IP "\fB\-\-installed\fR" 4
+.IX Item "--installed"
+search inside installed packages
+.RE
+.RS 4
+.RE
 .IP "\fBneeded\fR" 4
 .IX Item "needed"
 show runtime libraries needed by the provided atoms
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/reagent.1 b/docs/man/man1/reagent.1
index 1daab760d..61964ebab 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/reagent.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/reagent.1
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "REAGENT 1"
-.TH REAGENT 1 "2010-03-30" "perl v5.10.1" "Entropy"
+.TH REAGENT 1 "2010-04-01" "perl v5.10.1" "Entropy"
 .\" For nroff, turn off justification.  Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
 .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
 .if n .ad l