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desktop-file-utils
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http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils
desktop-file-utils contains a few command line utilities for working
with desktop entries.
desktop-file-validate: validates a desktop file and prints warnings/errors
about desktop entry specification violations.
desktop-file-install: installs a desktop file to the applications directory,
optionally munging it a bit in transit.
update-desktop-database: updates the database containing a cache of
MIME types handled by desktop files.
More information about desktop files and the "Desktop Entry
Specification" is available on:
http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec
http://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html
You may download updates to the package from:
http://www.freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils/releases/
To discuss desktop-file-utils, you may use the xdg mailing list:
http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg
Installation
============
Using Meson:
meson _build
ninja -C _build
sudo ninja -C _build install
Using Autotools (deprecated):
./autogen.sh
make
sudo make install
How to report bugs
==================
Bugs should be reported to the freedesktop.org bug tracking system:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/ (product desktop-file-utils)
You will need to create an account for yourself.
Please read the following page on how to prepare a useful bug report:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/page.cgi?id=bug-writing.html
Please read the HACKING file for information on where to send changes or
bugfixes for this package.