From 01c4497b4f2e324229fcdafecde212375aec487a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florian B <gn0mish@protonmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:46:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] dex: add page (#5752)

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+# 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 --autostart`
+
+- Execute all programs in the specified folders:
+
+`dex --autostart --search-paths {{path/to/directory1}}:{{path/to/directory2}}:{{path/to/directory3}}:`
+
+- Preview the programs would be executed in a GNOME specific autostart:
+
+`dex --autostart --environment {{GNOME}}`
+
+- Preview the programs would be executed in a regular autostart:
+
+`dex --autostart --dry-run`
+
+- Preview the value of the DesktopEntry property `Name`:
+
+`dex --property {{Name}} {{path/to/file.desktop}}`
+
+- Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory:
+
+`dex --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}}`