dex - DesktopEntry Execution

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  EXAMPLES  AUTHOR 

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NAME

dex − DesktopEntry Execution

SYNOPSIS

dex [options] [DesktopEntryFile]...

DESCRIPTION

dex, DesktopEntry Execution, is a program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type.

OPTIONS

−h, −−help

Show this help message and exit

−−action ACTION

Identifier of an "additional application action" to operate on. Also known as a quicklist/jumplist entry.

−a, −−autostart

Autostart programs

−c PATH, −−create PATH

Create a DesktopEntry file for the program at the given path. An optional second argument is used to specify the filename of the created DesktopEntry file, or specify the filename − to print the file to stdout. By default a new file is created with the .desktop file extension.

−d, −−dry−run

Dry run, don't execute any command

−e ENVIRONMENT, −−environment ENVIRONMENT

Specify the Desktop Environment an autostart should be performed for; works only in combination with −−autostart

−p PROPERTY, −−property PROPERTY

Display DesktopEntry property value. Supported properties are: Type, Version, Name, NoDisplay, Hidden, OnlyShowIn, NotShowIn, TryExec, Exec, Path, Terminal, Actions, StartupNotify, StartupWMClass, URL. For ACTIONs, only Name and Exec are supported.

−s SEARCHPATHS, −−search−paths SEARCHPATHS

Colon separated list of paths to search for desktop files, overriding the default search list

−t DIRECTORY, −−target−directory DIRECTORY

Create files in target directory

−−term TERM

The terminal emulator that will be used to run the program if Terminal=true is set in the desktop file, defaults to x−terminal−emulator

−w, −−wait

Block until the program exits

−−test

Perform a self−test

−v, −−verbose

Verbose output

−V, −−version

Display version information

EXAMPLES

Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the autostart folders.

dex −a

Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the specified folders.

dex −a −s /etc/xdg/autostart/:˜/.config/autostart/

Preview the programs would be executed in a regular autostart.

dex −ad

Preview the programs would be executed in a GNOME specific autostart.

dex −ad −e GNOME

Preview the value of DesktopEntry property Name.

dex −p Name htop.desktop

Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory.

dex −c /usr/bin/skype

Create a DesktopEntry for a programs in autostart directory.

dex −t ˜/.config/autostart −c /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/nm−applet

Execute a single program from command line and enable verbose output.

dex −v skype.desktop

Execute a single program (with Terminal=true in the desktop file) in gnome−terminal.

dex −−term gnome−terminal nvim.desktop

Execute a single program and block until it exits.

dex −−wait nvim.desktop

Execute a specifified application action.

dex −−action new−private−window firefox.desktop

AUTHOR

Jan Christoph Ebersbach, Johannes Löthberg

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