desk-exec-bin(1)

📦 version 1.0.2, in nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable

desk-exec-bin: the CLI glow-up for XDG desktop entries 💅✨

okay so welcome to desk-exec-bin(1), straight outta the General Commands Manual. This is the page for desk-exec-bin, and it's giving “launch desktop-entry programs from the terminal” energy. 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

desk-exec-bin — execute programs defined in XDG desktop entries directly from the command line. No cap. 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

desk-exec-bin [-d|--detach] [-f|--first-only] [-c|--config-file]
[-g|--generate-config] [--list-dirs] [--list-entries] [-h|--help]
[-V|--version] [PROGRAM]

💫 DESCRIPTION 💫

desk-exec-bin executes programs defined in XDG desktop entries directly from the command line. It's literally that: desktop-entry programs, but you're calling them from the CLI, main character style. 🌈

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -d, --detach — run the program in the background, detaching it from the terminal. bye bestie, go be free 🦋
  • -f, --first-only — run the first matching entry without prompting. no menu moment, just go ✨
  • -c, --config-file=CONFIG_FILE — path to a configuration file. point at your config, periodt 🎀
  • -g, --generate-config — generate a default configuration file. starter config, slay 🌸
  • --list-dirs — display all directories searched for desktop entries, in order of priority. the search route, in priority order 👑
  • --list-entries — display all available desktop entries. the whole lineup 💜
  • -h, --help — print help. when you need the cheat sheet 🫶
  • -V, --version — print version. number check ✅
  • [PROGRAM] — the name of or path to the desktop entry. name it or path it, bestie 💖

🌟 VERSION 🌟

v1.0.2 — that's the version, no cap. 🔥

mwah 💋 — source/version: desk-exec-bin 1.0.2 · manual page: desk-exec-bin(1) · date: not listed in the original footer, so I'm not inventing one, bestie 🧚

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