"Desktop open" (lookup + launch handler) from command line?

[Toralf Lund <toralf kscanners com>]

I asked this question way back and didn't get an answer, but a lot has
happened since then so I'll try again:

Is there a command line application for GNOME that will simulate the
desktop's "open" operation? In other words, has anyone written a client for
gnome-vfs (or the older gnome_mime calls) that will launch the appropriate
handler for each command line argument, then exit?

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