NAME

       dex - DesktopEntry Execution

SYNOPSIS

       dex [options] [DesktopEntryFile [DesktopEntryFile...]]

DESCRIPTION

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

OPTIONS

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

       -a, --autostart
              autostart programs

       -c CREATE [CREATE ...], --create CREATE [CREATE ...]
              create a DesktopEntry file for the given program. If a second argument is  provided
              it's  taken  as output filename or written to stdout (filname: -). By default a new
              file with the postfix .desktop is created

       -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

       -t, --target-directroy 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

       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 directroy.
              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

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