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DEX(1)				       dex				  DEX(1)

NAME
     dex - DesktopEntry Execution

SYNOPSIS
     dex [options] [DesktopEntryFile]...

DESCRIPTION
     dex,  DesktopEntry  Execution,  is  a program to generate and execute Desk-
     topEntry 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 op-
	    tional second argument is used to specify the filename of  the  cre-
	    ated  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,	overrid-
	    ing 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 Termi-
	    nal=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 LA<paragraph>thberg

				  Jul 30, 2026				  DEX(1)

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