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I want to open markdown files by double clicking on them in Sublime Text.
I tried every possible way, but I could not achieve it.

I created the mimeapps.list file with this content:

[Default Applications]
text/markdown=sublime_text.desktop

[Added Associations]
text/markdown=sublime_text.desktop

And put this file in the directory ~/.config/
This did not change anything

I also added this text/markdown=sublime_text.desktop line in the file /etc/gnome/defaults.list

I tried to put the mimeapps.list these paths:
~/.local/share/applications
/usr/share/applications

I also checked /usr/share/mime/text and found a file markdown.xml that describe the markdown file format for the system

Some checks show that the system sees the markdown files correctly:

~/Desktop$ mimetype test.md 
test.md: text/markdown 

~$ xdg-mime query default text/markdown
sublime_text.desktop 

~/Desktop$ mimeopen test.md 
Opening "test.md" with Sublime Text (text/markdown)

But the .md files are still open in default application (xed in my case)

I know there is the easiest way to associate markdown files. In the context menu in the file manager, select the "Set as default"

Under the hood, it works not for text/markdown files but for text/plain. And I only need markdown files

Linux Mint 19
Cinnamon 3.8.8
nemo 3.8.5

Sorry my fault.

I tested the empty test.md, but when I added some markdown markup inside the file it all worked.

~/.config/mimeapps.list - this file works like a charm