NAME

       dex - DesktopEntry Execution

SYNOPSIS

       dex [options] [DesktopEntryFile]...

DESCRIPTION

       dex,  DesktopEntry  Execution,  is a program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of
       the Application type.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Show this help message and exit

       -a, --autostart
              Autostart programs

       -c PATH, --create PATH
              Create a DesktopEntry file for the program at the given path.  An  optional  second
              argument  is  used  to  specify  the  filename of the created DesktopEntry file, or
              specify the filename - to print the file to  stdout.  By  default  a  new  file  is
              created with the .desktop file extension.

       -d, --dry-run
              Dry run, don't execute any command

       -e ENVIRONMENT, --environment ENVIRONMENT
              Specify the Desktop Environment an autostart should be performed for; works only in
              combination with --autostart

       -s SEARCHPATHS, --search-paths SEARCHPATHS
              Colon separated list of paths to search for desktop files, overriding  the  default
              search list

       -t DIRECTORY, --target-directory DIRECTORY
              Create files in target directory

       --test Perform a self-test

       -v, --verbose
              Verbose output

       -V, --version
              Display version information

EXAMPLES

       Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the autostart folders.
          dex -a

       Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the specified folders.
          dex -a -s /etc/xdg/autostart/:~/.config/autostart/

       Preview the programs would be executed in a regular autostart.
          dex -ad

       Preview the programs would be executed in a GNOME specific autostart.
          dex -ad -e GNOME

       Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory.
          dex -c /usr/bin/skype

       Create a DesktopEntry for a programs in autostart directory.
          dex -t ~/.config/autostart -c /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/nm-applet

       Execute a single program from command line and enable verbose output.
          dex -v skype.desktop

AUTHOR

       Jan Christoph Ebersbach, Johannes Löthberg