--- /usr/bin/mimeopen	2006-10-11 16:57:53.000000000 +0200
+++ mimeopen	2006-10-11 21:27:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	'magic-only'	=> ['M'],
 	'ask'		=> ['a'],
 	'ask-default'	=> ['d'],
+	'no-ask'	=> ['n'],
 );
 
 while ((@ARGV) && ($ARGV[0] =~ /^-/)) {
@@ -153,7 +154,10 @@
 	exit 6;
 }
 
-if ($args{ask}) {
+if ($args{'no-ask'}) {
+	$default = defined($default) ? $default : $other[0];
+}
+elsif ($args{ask}) {
 	$default = choose($mimetype, 0, grep defined($_), $default, @other);
 }
 elsif ($args{'ask-default'}) {
@@ -305,6 +309,12 @@
 
 Print the version of the program and exit.
 
+=item B<-n>, B<--no-ask>
+
+Don't ask the user which program to use. Choose the default program or the 
+first program known to handle the file mimetype. This does not set the 
+default application.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 BUGS