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6 xdg-icon-resource - command line tool for (un)installing icon resources
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9 xdg-icon-resource install [--noupdate] [--novendor] [--theme theme]
10 [--context context] [--mode mode] --size size
11 icon-file [icon-name]
12 xdg-icon-resource uninstall [--noupdate] [--theme theme]
14 [--context context] [--mode mode] --size size
15 icon-name
16 xdg-icon-resource forceupdate [--theme theme] [--mode mode]
18 xdg-icon-resource {--help | --manual | --version}
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22 The xdg-icon-resource program can be used to install icon resources
23 into the desktop icon system in order to illustrate menu entries, to
24 depict desktop icons or to graphically represent file types.
25 The desktop icon system identifies icons by name. Depending on the
27 required size, the choice of icon theme and the context in which the
28 icon is used, the desktop icon system locates an appropriate icon
29 resource to depict an icon. Icon resources can be XPM files or PNG
30 files.
31 The desktop icon system works according to the XDG Icon Theme
33 Specification at
34 http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/icon-theme-spec
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37 install
38 Installs the icon file indicated by icon-file to the desktop icon
39 system under the name icon-name. Icon names do not have an
40 extension. If icon-name is not provided the name is derived from
41 icon-file. The icon file must have .png or .xpm as extension. If a
42 corresponding .icon file exists in the same location as icon-file
43 it will be installed as well.
44 uninstall
46 Removes the icon indicated by icon-name from the desktop icon
47 system. Note that icon names do not have an extension.
48 forceupdate
50 Force an update of the desktop icon system. This is only useful if
51 the last call to xdg-icon-resource included the --noupdate option.
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54 --noupdate
55 Postpone updating the desktop icon system. If multiple icons are
56 added in sequence this flag can be used to indicate that additional
57 changes will follow and that it is not necessary to update the
58 desktop icon system right away.
59 --novendor
61 Normally, xdg-icon-resource checks to ensure that an icon file to
62 be installed in the apps context has a proper vendor prefix. This
63 option can be used to disable that check.
64 A vendor prefix consists of alpha characters ([a-zA-Z]) and is
66 terminated with a dash ("-"). Companies and organizations are
67 encouraged to use a word or phrase, preferably the organizations
68 name, for which they hold a trademark as their vendor prefix. The
69 purpose of the vendor prefix is to prevent name conflicts.
70 --theme theme
72 Installs or removes the icon file as part of theme. If no theme is
73 specified the icons will be installed as part of the default
74 hicolor theme. Applications may install icons under multiple themes
75 but should at least install icons for the default hicolor theme.
76 --context context
78 Specifies the context for the icon. Icons to be used in the
79 application menu and as desktop icon should use apps as context
80 which is the default context. Icons to be used as file icons should
81 use mimetypes as context. Other common contexts are actions,
82 devices, emblems, filesystems and stock.
83 --size size
85 Specifies the size of the icon. All icons must be square. Common
86 sizes for icons in the apps context are: 16, 22, 32, 48, 64 and
87 128. Common sizes for icons in the mimetypes context are: 16, 22,
88 32, 48, 64 and 128
89 --mode mode
91 mode can be user or system. In user mode the file is (un)installed
92 for the current user only. In system mode the file is (un)installed
93 for all users on the system. Usually only root is allowed to
94 install in system mode.
95 The default is to use system mode when called by root and to use
97 user mode when called by a non-root user.
98 --help
100 Show command synopsis.
101 --manual
103 Show this manual page.
104 --version
106 Show the xdg-utils version information.
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109 xdg-icon-resource honours the following environment variables:
110 XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL
112 Setting this environment variable to a non-zero numerical value
113 makes xdg-icon-resource do more verbose reporting on stderr.
114 Setting a higher value increases the verbosity.
115 XDG_UTILS_INSTALL_MODE
117 This environment variable can be used by the user or administrator
118 to override the installation mode. Valid values are user and
119 system.
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122 An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code
123 indicates failure. The following failure codes can be returned:
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126 Error in command line syntax.
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129 One of the files passed on the command line did not exist.
130 3
132 A required tool could not be found.
133 4
135 The action failed.
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138 No permission to read one of the files passed on the command line.
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141 xdg-desktop-icon(1), xdg-desktop-menu(1), xdg-mime(1), Icon theme
142 specification[1]
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145 To install an icon resource to depict a launcher for the application
146 myfoobar, the company ShinyThings Inc. can use:
147 xdg-icon-resource install --size 64 shinythings-myfoobar.png
149 To install an icon for a new application/x-foobar file type one can
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152 xdg-icon-resource install --context mimetypes --size 48 ./mime-foobar-48.png application-x-foobar
154 xdg-icon-resource install --context mimetypes --size 64 ./mime-foobar-64.png application-x-foobar
155 This will install two icons with the name application-x-foobar but with
157 different sizes.
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160 Kevin Krammer
161 Author.
162 Jeremy White
164 Author.
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167 Copyright © 2006
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170 1. Icon theme specification
171 http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/icon-theme-spec/
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