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DEX(1) |
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DEX(1) |
NAME¶
dex - DesktopEntry Execution
SYNOPSIS¶
dex
[options] [DesktopEntryFile [DesktopEntryFile...]]
DESCRIPTION¶
dex, DesktopEntry Execution, is a program to generate and execute DesktopEntry
files of the type Application.
OPTIONS¶
- -h, --help
- show this help message and exit
- -a, --autostart
- autostart programs
- -c CREATE [CREATE ...], --create CREATE [CREATE ...]
- create a DesktopEntry file for the given program. If a second argument is
provided it's taken as output filename or written to stdout (filname: -).
By default a new file with the postfix .desktop is created
- -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
- -t, --target-directroy DIRECTORY
- create files in target directory
- --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
- 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
- Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory.
- dex -c /usr/bin/skype
- Create a DesktopEntry for a programs in autostart directroy.
- 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