NAME

       dex - DesktopEntry Execution

SYNOPSIS

       dex [options] [DesktopEntryFile]...

DESCRIPTION

       dex,  DesktopEntry  Execution, is a program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application
       type.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Show this help message and exit

       --action ACTION
              Identifier of an "additional application action" to operate on. Also known as a quicklist/jumplist
              entry.

       -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

       -p PROPERTY, --property PROPERTY
              Display  DesktopEntry  property  value.  Supported properties are: Type, Version, Name, NoDisplay,
              Hidden,  OnlyShowIn,  NotShowIn,  TryExec,   Exec,   Path,   Terminal,   Actions,   StartupNotify,
              StartupWMClass, URL. For ACTIONs, only Name and Exec are supported.

       -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

EXAMPLES

       Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the autostart folders.
          dex -a

       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.
          dex -ad

       Preview the programs would be executed in a GNOME specific autostart.
          dex -ad -e GNOME

       Preview the value of DesktopEntry property Name.
          dex -p Name htop.desktop

       Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory.
          dex -c /usr/bin/skype

       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.
          dex -v skype.desktop

       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.
          dex --wait nvim.desktop

       Execute a specifified application action.
          dex --action new-private-window firefox.desktop

AUTHOR

       Jan Christoph Ebersbach, Johannes Löthberg

dex-0.10.1                                        Aug 14, 2024                                            DEX(1)