Desk-exec

Execute programs defined in XDG desktop entries directly from the command line. Allows for substring pattern based searching.

Usage

Execute a desktop entry

desk-exec <PROGRAM_NAME>

Execute a desktop entry and detach it from the terminal

desk-exec --detach <PROGRAM_NAME>

Installation

Currently, binaries for x86_64 are the only ones provided.

ArchLinux

Desk-exec can be installed using your favorite AUR helper with any of the following packages.

paru -S (desk-exec, desk-exec-bin, desk-exec-git)

Releases

Binary tar-balls can be found on the releases page.

The dist folder will contain any extra stuff like shell completions and man page entries.

Cargo

Desk-exec can also be built from source or installed with cargo from crates.io

cargo install desk-exec

Contributing

If you have any suggestions or problems, please submit an issue. If you would like to contribute code, pull requests are welcome.

License

This project is licensed under the Unlicense license.