dex - Create Desktop Files and Autostart - Linux CLI

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.

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

   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

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