1DEX-AUTOSTART(1)                 dex-autostart                DEX-AUTOSTART(1)
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NAME

6       dex-autostart - DesktopEntry Execution
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SYNOPSIS

9       dex-autostart [options] [DesktopEntryFile]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       dex-autostart, DesktopEntry Execution, is a program to generate and ex‐
13       ecute DesktopEntry files of the Application type.
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OPTIONS

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
24              optional  second argument is used to specify the filename of the
25              created DesktopEntry file, or specify the filename  -  to  print
26              the  file  to  stdout. By default a new file is created with the
27              .desktop file extension.
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29       -d, --dry-run
30              Dry run, don't execute any command
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32       -e ENVIRONMENT, --environment ENVIRONMENT
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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40       -t DIRECTORY, --target-directory DIRECTORY
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43       --term TERM
44              The terminal emulator that will be used to run  the  program  if
45              Terminal=true  is  set in the desktop file, defaults to x-termi‐
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48       -w, --wait
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51       --test Perform a self-test
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53       -v, --verbose
54              Verbose output
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56       -V, --version
57              Display version information
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EXAMPLES

60       Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the autostart folders.
61          dex-autostart -a
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63       Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the specified folders.
64          dex-autostart -a -s /etc/xdg/autostart/:~/.config/autostart/
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66       Preview the programs would be executed in a regular autostart.
67          dex-autostart -ad
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69       Preview the programs would be executed in a GNOME specific autostart.
70          dex-autostart -ad -e GNOME
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72       Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory.
73          dex-autostart -c /usr/bin/skype
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75       Create a DesktopEntry for a programs in autostart directory.
76          dex-autostart    -t    ~/.config/autostart     -c     /usr/bin/skype
77          /usr/bin/nm-applet
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79       Execute a single program from command line and enable verbose output.
80          dex-autostart -v skype.desktop
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82       Execute  a  single  program (with Terminal=true in the desktop file) in
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84          dex-autostart --term gnome-terminal nvim.desktop
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86       Execute a single program and block until it exits.
87          dex-autostart --wait nvim.desktop
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AUTHOR

90       Jan Christoph Ebersbach, Johannes Löthberg
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95dex-autostart-0.9.0              Jul 19, 2023                 DEX-AUTOSTART(1)
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