labwc-menu-generator(1)

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version 0.2.0 · 3 versions
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💖 labwc-menu-generator — the manual page, but make it cute 💖

okay bestie, so this is labwc-menu-generator(1), section 1 of the General Commands Manual. it's a menu generator for labwc, and it's genuinely SO much easier than the old-school menu stuff. sit down, grab a boba, let's go 🧋✨

✨ NAME ✨

labwc-menu-generator — a menu generator for labwc 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

labwc-menu-generator [options...]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. options optional, chaos optional, iconic always 👑

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So here's the tea 🍵: labwc-menu-generator is independent of Desktop Environments and the associated menu-packages. no DE, no menu-package, no drama. she simply does not need them 💅

and how does she pull that off? by categorising system .desktop files against a built-in directory-schema — instead of parsing .menu and .directory files. literally not like other generators. she has her own internal map and she trusts it fr fr 🗺️✨

✨ OPTIONS ✨

every single flag, no gatekeeping:

  • -b, --bare — show no header or footer. stripped down, minimal, clean girl aesthetic 🧼
  • -d, --desktop — adds the .desktop filename as a comment in the XML output. receipts included 📝
  • -h, --help — show the help message and quit. your girl always tells you what's up 🫶
  • -i, --ignore <file> — specify a file listing .desktop files to ignore. that's your block list, bestie 🚫
  • -I, --icons — adds the icon="" attribute. it's giving ✨visuals✨
  • -n, --no-duplicates — limits desktop entries to one directory only. one entry, one home, no double dipping 💀
  • -p, --pipemenu — outputs in pipemenu format. pipe it, queen 🎀
  • -t, --terminal-prefix <command> — specify the prefix for Terminal=true entries, for example foot or xterm -e. so when something needs a terminal, she knows exactly who to call 📞
ngl the -t one is the sneaky-important one if your terminal of choice isn't the default. pick your fighter and tell her up front 🔥

👑 AUTHORS 👑

The Labwc Team — https://github.com/labwc/labwc-menu-generator

take a bow, icons 🫶✨

🐛 REPORT BUGS 🐛

found a bug? bestie, please report any bugs at:

https://github.com/labwc/labwc-menu-generator/issues/

she wants to know. we all grow together 💜

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read the whole cinematic universe, iykyk 📚✨

and that's a wrap on labwc-menu-generator(1), dated 2026-07-18 — General Commands Manual energy, labwc-menu-generator section 1 forever 💅✨ slay, go generate a menu, you've got this 🎀🦋

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