dex-autostart - Man Page

dex-autostart [options] [DesktopEntryFile]...

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

-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

Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the autostart folders.

Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the specified folders.

Preview the programs would be executed in a regular autostart.

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

Preview the value of DesktopEntry property Name.

Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory.

Create a DesktopEntry for a programs in autostart directory.

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.

Execute a single program and block until it exits.

Execute a specifified application action.

Jan Christoph Ebersbach, Johannes Löthberg