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XDG-ICON-RESOURCE(1)	    xdg-icon-resource Manual	    XDG-ICON-RESOURCE(1)

NAME
     xdg-icon-resource - command line tool for (un)installing icon resources

SYNOPSIS
     xdg-icon-resource install [--noupdate] [--novendor] [--theme theme] [--con-
		       text context]	[--mode mode]	 --size size   icon-file
		       [icon-name]

     xdg-icon-resource uninstall  [--noupdate]	[--theme theme]  [--context con-
		       text] [--mode mode] --size size icon-name

     xdg-icon-resource forceupdate [--theme theme] [--mode mode]

     xdg-icon-resource {--help | --manual | --version}

DESCRIPTION
     The  xdg-icon-resource  program  can be used to install icon resources into
     the desktop icon system in order to  illustrate  menu  entries,  to  depict
     desktop icons or to graphically represent file types.

     The desktop icon system identifies icons by name. Depending on the required
     size,  the  choice of icon theme and the context in which the icon is used,
     the desktop icon system locates an appropriate icon resource to  depict  an
     icon. Icon resources can be XPM files or PNG files.

     The desktop icon system works according to the XDG Icon Theme Specification
     at http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/icon-theme-spec

COMMANDS
     install
	 Installs  the icon file indicated by icon-file to the desktop icon sys-
	 tem under the name icon-name. Icon names do not have an  extension.  If
	 icon-name  is not provided the name is derived from icon-file. The icon
	 file must have .png or .xpm as extension. If a corresponding .icon file
	 exists in the same location as icon-file it will be installed as well.

     uninstall
	 Removes the icon indicated by icon-name from the desktop  icon  system.
	 Note that icon names do not have an extension.

     forceupdate
	 Force	an update of the desktop icon system. This is only useful if the
	 last call to xdg-icon-resource included the --noupdate option.

OPTIONS
     --noupdate
	 Postpone updating the desktop icon system. If multiple icons are  added
	 in  sequence  this flag can be used to indicate that additional changes
	 will follow and that it is not necessary to  update  the  desktop  icon
	 system right away.

     --novendor
	 Normally,  xdg-icon-resource  checks  to ensure that an icon file to be
	 installed in the apps context has a proper vendor prefix.  This  option
	 can be used to disable that check.

	 A  vendor  prefix consists of alpha characters ([a-zA-Z]) and is termi-
	 nated with a dash ("-"). Companies and organizations are encouraged  to
	 use a word or phrase, preferably the organizations name, for which they
	 hold a trademark as their vendor prefix. The purpose of the vendor pre-
	 fix is to prevent name conflicts.

     --theme theme
	 Installs  or  removes	the  icon  file as part of theme. If no theme is
	 specified the icons will be installed as part of  the	default  hicolor
	 theme.  Applications may install icons under multiple themes but should
	 at least install icons for the default hicolor theme.

     --context context
	 Specifies the context for the icon. Icons to be used in the application
	 menu and as desktop icon should use apps as context which  is	the  de-
	 fault	context.  Icons to be used as file icons should use mimetypes as
	 context. Other common contexts are actions, devices, emblems,	filesys-
	 tems and stock.

     --size size
	 Specifies  the size of the icon. All icons must be square. Common sizes
	 for icons in the apps context are: 16, 22, 32, 48, 64 and  128.  Common
	 sizes	for  icons  in the mimetypes context are: 16, 22, 32, 48, 64 and
	 128

     --mode mode
	 mode can be user or system. In user mode the file is (un)installed  for
	 the current user only. In system mode the file is (un)installed for all
	 users	on the system. Usually only root is allowed to install in system
	 mode.

	 The default is to use system mode when called by root and to  use  user
	 mode when called by a non-root user.

     --help
	 Show command synopsis.

     --manual
	 Show this manual page.

     --version
	 Show the xdg-utils version information.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
     xdg-icon-resource honours the following environment variables:

     XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL
	 Setting  this	environment variable to a non-zero numerical value makes
	 xdg-icon-resource do more verbose reporting on stderr. Setting a higher
	 value increases the verbosity.

     XDG_UTILS_INSTALL_MODE
	 This environment variable can be used by the user or  administrator  to
	 override the installation mode. Valid values are user and system.

EXIT CODES
     An  exit  code  of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code indicates
     failure. The following failure codes can be returned:

     1
	 Error in command line syntax.

     2
	 One of the files passed on the command line did not exist.

     3
	 A required tool could not be found.

     4
	 The action failed.

     5
	 No permission to read one of the files passed on the command line.

SEE ALSO
     xdg-desktop-icon(1), xdg-desktop-menu(1), xdg-mime(1), Icon theme	specifi-
     cation[1]

EXAMPLES
     To install an icon resource to depict a launcher for the application myfoo-
     bar, the company ShinyThings Inc. can use:

	 xdg-icon-resource install --size 64 shinythings-myfoobar.png

     To install an icon for a new application/x-foobar file type one can use:

	 xdg-icon-resource install --context mimetypes --size 48 ./mime-foobar-48.png application-x-foobar
	 xdg-icon-resource install --context mimetypes --size 64 ./mime-foobar-64.png application-x-foobar

     This  will  install  two  icons with the name application-x-foobar but with
     different sizes.

AUTHORS
     Kevin Krammer
	 Author.

     Jeremy White
	 Author.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2006

NOTES
      1. Icon theme specification
	 http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/icon-theme-spec/

xdg-utils 1.0			   07/30/2026		    XDG-ICON-RESOURCE(1)

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