dex

DesktopEntry Execution is a program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type. More information: https://github.com/jceb/dex.

Execute all programs in the autostart folders:

dex {{[-a|--autostart]}}

Execute all programs in the specified folders:

dex {{[-a|--autostart]}} {{[-s|--search-paths]}} {{path/to/directory1}}:{{path/to/directory2}}:{{path/to/directory3}}:

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

dex {{[-a|--autostart]}} {{[-e|--environment]}} {{GNOME}}

Preview the programs would be executed in a regular autostart:

dex {{[-a|--autostart]}} {{[-d|--dry-run]}}

Preview the value of the DesktopEntry property Name:

dex {{[-p|--property]}} {{Name}} {{path/to/file.desktop}}

Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory:

dex {{[-c|--create]}} {{path/to/file.desktop}}

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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