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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}}