dex
DesktopEntry Execution is a program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type. More information: https://github.com/jceb/dex.
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Execute all programs in the autostart folders:
dex --autostart
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Execute all programs in the specified folders:
dex --autostart --search-paths {{path/to/directory1}}:{{path/to/directory2}}:{{path/to/directory3}}:
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Preview the programs would be executed in a GNOME specific autostart:
dex --autostart --environment {{GNOME}}
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Preview the programs would be executed in a regular autostart:
dex --autostart --dry-run
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Preview the value of the DesktopEntry property
Name
:
dex --property {{Name}} {{path/to/file.desktop}}
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Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory:
dex --create {{path/to/file.desktop}}
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Execute a single program (with
Terminal=true
in the desktop file) in the given terminal:
dex --term {{terminal}} {{path/to/file.desktop}}
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