dex - DesktopEntry Execution
dex [options] [DesktopEntryFile]...
dex, DesktopEntry Execution, is a program to generate and
execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type.
- -h,
--help
- Show this help message and exit
- -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
- -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
Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the autostart
folders.
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.
Preview the programs would be executed in a GNOME specific
autostart.
Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory.
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.
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.
Jan Christoph Ebersbach, Johannes Löthberg