1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-download-http
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8 | "https://www.freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils/releases/desktop-file-utils-&desktop-file-utils-version;.tar.xz">
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9 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-download-ftp " ">
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10 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-md5sum "fdf9215aea91acb6aebc43f770537f2c">
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11 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-size "80 KB">
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12 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-buildsize "1.2 MB">
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13 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-time "less than 0.1 SBU">
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14 | ]>
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15 |
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16 | <sect1 id="desktop-file-utils" xreflabel="desktop-file-utils-&desktop-file-utils-version;">
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17 | <?dbhtml filename="desktop-file-utils.html"?>
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18 |
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19 |
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20 | <title>desktop-file-utils-&desktop-file-utils-version;</title>
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21 |
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22 | <indexterm zone="desktop-file-utils">
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23 | <primary sortas="a-desktop-file-utils">desktop-file-utils</primary>
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24 | </indexterm>
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25 |
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26 | <sect2 role="package">
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27 | <title>Introduction to Desktop File Utils</title>
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28 |
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29 | <para>
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30 | The <application>Desktop File Utils</application> package contains
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31 | command line utilities for working with <ulink
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32 | url="https://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/">
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33 | Desktop entries</ulink>. These utilities are used by Desktop
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34 | Environments and other applications to manipulate the MIME-types
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35 | application databases and help adhere to the Desktop Entry
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36 | Specification.
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37 | </para>
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38 |
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39 | &lfs122_checked;
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40 |
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41 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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42 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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43 | <listitem>
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44 | <para>
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45 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&desktop-file-utils-download-http;"/>
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46 | </para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | <listitem>
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49 | <para>
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50 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&desktop-file-utils-download-ftp;"/>
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51 | </para>
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52 | </listitem>
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53 | <listitem>
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54 | <para>
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55 | Download MD5 sum: &desktop-file-utils-md5sum;
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56 | </para>
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57 | </listitem>
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58 | <listitem>
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59 | <para>
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60 | Download size: &desktop-file-utils-size;
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61 | </para>
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62 | </listitem>
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63 | <listitem>
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64 | <para>
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65 | Estimated disk space required: &desktop-file-utils-buildsize;
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66 | </para>
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67 | </listitem>
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68 | <listitem>
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69 | <para>
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70 | Estimated build time: &desktop-file-utils-time;
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71 | </para>
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72 | </listitem>
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73 | </itemizedlist>
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74 |
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75 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Desktop File Utils Dependencies</bridgehead>
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76 |
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77 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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78 | <para role="required">
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79 | <xref linkend="glib2"/>
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80 | </para>
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81 |
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82 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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83 | <para role="optional">
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84 | <xref linkend="emacs"/>
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85 | </para>
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86 |
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87 | </sect2>
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88 |
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89 | <sect2 role="installation">
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90 | <title>Installation of Desktop File Utils</title>
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91 |
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92 | <warning>
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93 | <para>
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94 | If you are upgrading from a previous version of desktop-file-utils that
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95 | used the Autotools method of installing and configuring the package,
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96 | you must remove the desktop-file-edit symlink by using the following
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97 | commands.
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98 | </para>
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99 | </warning>
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100 | <!-- Works around a bug in meson's symlink creation exposed by this package -->
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101 |
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102 | <screen role="root"><userinput>rm -fv /usr/bin/desktop-file-edit</userinput></screen>
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103 |
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104 | <para>
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105 | Install <application>Desktop File Utils</application> by
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106 | running the following commands:
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107 | </para>
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108 |
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109 | <screen><userinput>mkdir build &&
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110 | cd build &&
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111 |
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112 | meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
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113 | ninja</userinput></screen>
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114 |
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115 | <para>
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116 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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117 | </para>
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118 |
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119 | <para>
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120 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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121 | </para>
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122 |
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123 | <screen role="root"><userinput>ninja install</userinput></screen>
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124 |
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125 | </sect2>
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126 |
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127 | <sect2 role="commands">
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128 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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129 |
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130 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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131 | href="../../xincludes/meson-buildtype-release.xml"/>
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132 | </sect2>
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133 |
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134 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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135 | <title>Configuring Desktop File Utils</title>
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136 |
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137 | <sect3>
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138 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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139 |
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140 | <para>
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141 | The <ulink
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142 | url="https://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html">XDG
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143 | Base Directory</ulink> specification defines the standard locations for
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144 | applications to place data and configuration files. These files can be
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145 | used, for instance, to define the menu structure and menu items in a
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146 | desktop environment.
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147 | </para>
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148 |
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149 | <para>
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150 | The default location for configuration files to be installed
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151 | is <filename class="directory">/etc/xdg</filename>, and the default
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152 | locations for data files are <filename
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153 | class="directory">/usr/local/share</filename> and <filename
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154 | class="directory">/usr/share</filename>. These locations can be
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155 | extended with the environment variables <envar>XDG_CONFIG_DIRS</envar>
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156 | and <envar>XDG_DATA_DIRS</envar>, respectively. The
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157 | <application>GNOME</application>, <application>KDE</application> and
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158 | <application>XFCE</application> environments respect these
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159 | settings.
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160 | </para>
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161 |
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162 | <para>
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163 | When a package installs a <filename>.desktop</filename> file
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164 | to a location in one of the base data directories, the database
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165 | that maps MIME-types to available applications can be updated. For
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166 | instance, the cache file at
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167 | <filename>/usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache</filename> can
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168 | be rebuilt by executing the following command as the <systemitem
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169 | class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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170 | </para>
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171 |
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172 | <screen role="root"><userinput>install -vdm755 /usr/share/applications &&
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173 | update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications</userinput></screen>
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174 |
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175 | </sect3>
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176 |
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177 | </sect2>
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178 |
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179 | <sect2 role="content">
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180 | <title>Contents</title>
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181 |
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182 | <segmentedlist>
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183 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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184 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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185 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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186 |
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187 | <seglistitem>
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188 | <seg>
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189 | desktop-file-edit, desktop-file-install,
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190 | desktop-file-validate and
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191 | update-desktop-database
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192 | </seg>
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193 | <seg>
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194 | None
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195 | </seg>
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196 | <seg>
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197 | None
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198 | </seg>
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199 | </seglistitem>
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200 | </segmentedlist>
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201 |
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202 | <variablelist>
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203 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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204 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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205 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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206 |
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207 | <varlistentry id="desktop-file-edit">
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208 | <term><command>desktop-file-edit</command></term>
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209 | <listitem>
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210 | <para>
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211 | is used to modify an existing desktop file entry
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212 | </para>
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213 | <indexterm zone="desktop-file-utils desktop-file-edit">
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214 | <primary sortas="b-desktop-file-edit">desktop-file-edit</primary>
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215 | </indexterm>
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216 | </listitem>
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217 | </varlistentry>
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218 |
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219 | <varlistentry id="desktop-file-install">
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220 | <term><command>desktop-file-install</command></term>
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221 | <listitem>
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222 | <para>
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223 | is used to install a new desktop file entry. It is
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224 | also used to rebuild or modify the MIME-types application
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225 | database
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226 | </para>
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227 | <indexterm zone="desktop-file-utils desktop-file-install">
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228 | <primary sortas="b-desktop-file-install">desktop-file-install</primary>
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229 | </indexterm>
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230 | </listitem>
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231 | </varlistentry>
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232 |
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233 | <varlistentry id="desktop-file-validate">
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234 | <term><command>desktop-file-validate</command></term>
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235 | <listitem>
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236 | <para>
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237 | is used to verify the integrity of a desktop file
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238 | </para>
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239 | <indexterm zone="desktop-file-utils desktop-file-validate">
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240 | <primary sortas="b-desktop-file-validate">desktop-file-validate</primary>
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241 | </indexterm>
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242 | </listitem>
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243 | </varlistentry>
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244 |
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245 | <varlistentry id="update-desktop-database">
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246 | <term><command>update-desktop-database</command></term>
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247 | <listitem>
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248 | <para>
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249 | is used to update the MIME-types application database
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250 | </para>
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251 | <indexterm zone="desktop-file-utils update-desktop-database">
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252 | <primary sortas="b-update-desktop-database">update-desktop-database</primary>
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253 | </indexterm>
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254 | </listitem>
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255 | </varlistentry>
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256 | </variablelist>
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257 |
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258 | </sect2>
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259 |
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260 | </sect1>
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