1DEX-AUTOSTART(1) dex-autostart DEX-AUTOSTART(1)
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6 dex-autostart - DesktopEntry Execution
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9 dex-autostart [options] [DesktopEntryFile]...
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12 dex-autostart, DesktopEntry Execution, is a program to generate and
13 execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type.
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16 -h, --help
17 Show this help message and exit
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19 -a, --autostart
20 Autostart programs
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22 -c PATH, --create PATH
23 Create a DesktopEntry file for the program at the given path. An
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25 created DesktopEntry file, or specify the filename - to print
26 the file to stdout. By default a new file is created with the
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30 Dry run, don't execute any command
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33 Specify the Desktop Environment an autostart should be performed
34 for; works only in combination with --autostart
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36 -s SEARCHPATHS, --search-paths SEARCHPATHS
37 Colon separated list of paths to search for desktop files, over‐
38 riding the default search list
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41 Create files in target directory
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43 --test Perform a self-test
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46 Verbose output
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49 Display version information
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52 Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the autostart folders.
53 dex-autostart -a
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55 Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the specified folders.
56 dex-autostart -a -s /etc/xdg/autostart/:~/.config/autostart/
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58 Preview the programs would be executed in a regular autostart.
59 dex-autostart -ad
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61 Preview the programs would be executed in a GNOME specific autostart.
62 dex-autostart -ad -e GNOME
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64 Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory.
65 dex-autostart -c /usr/bin/skype
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67 Create a DesktopEntry for a programs in autostart directory.
68 dex-autostart -t ~/.config/autostart -c /usr/bin/skype
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71 Execute a single program from command line and enable verbose output.
72 dex-autostart -v skype.desktop
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75 Jan Christoph Ebersbach, Johannes Löthberg
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