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syntax: markdown
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tags: [tldr, linux]
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source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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---
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# dex
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> DesktopEntry Execution is a program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type.
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> More information: <https://github.com/jceb/dex#dex>.
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- Execute all programs in the autostart folders:
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`dex {{[-a|--autostart]}}`
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- Execute all programs in the specified folders:
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`dex {{[-a|--autostart]}} {{[-s|--search-paths]}} {{path/to/directory1}}:{{path/to/directory2}}:{{path/to/directory3}}:`
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- Preview the programs would be executed in a GNOME specific autostart:
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`dex {{[-a|--autostart]}} {{[-e|--environment]}} {{GNOME}}`
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- Preview the programs would be executed in a regular autostart:
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`dex {{[-a|--autostart]}} {{[-d|--dry-run]}}`
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- Preview the value of the DesktopEntry property `Name`:
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`dex {{[-p|--property]}} {{Name}} {{path/to/file.desktop}}`
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- Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory:
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`dex {{[-c|--create]}} {{path/to/file.desktop}}`
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- Execute a single program (with `Terminal=true` in the `.desktop` file) in the given terminal:
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`dex --term {{terminal}} {{path/to/file.desktop}}`
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