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.IX Title "I3-DMENU-DESKTOP 1"
.TH I3-DMENU-DESKTOP 1 2024-05-01 "perl v5.38.2" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
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\&    i3\-dmenu\-desktop \- run .desktop files with dmenu
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\&    i3\-dmenu\-desktop [\-\-dmenu=\*(Aqdmenu \-i\*(Aq] [\-\-entry\-type=name] [\-\-show\-duplicates]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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i3\-dmenu\-desktop is a script which extracts the (localized) name from
application .desktop files, offers the user a choice via \fBdmenu\fR\|(1) and then
starts the chosen application via i3 (for startup notification support).
The advantage of using .desktop files instead of \fBdmenu_run\fR\|(1) is that dmenu_run
offers \fBall\fR binaries in your \f(CW$PATH\fR, including non-interactive utilities like
"sed". Also, .desktop files contain a proper name, information about whether
the application runs in a terminal and whether it supports startup
notifications.
.PP
The .desktop files are searched in \f(CW$XDG_DATA_HOME\fR/applications (by default
\&\f(CW$HOME\fR/.local/share/applications) and in the "applications" subdirectory of each
entry of \f(CW$XDG_DATA_DIRS\fR (by default /usr/local/share/:/usr/share/).
.PP
Files with the same name in \f(CW$XDG_DATA_HOME\fR/applications take precedence over
files in \f(CW$XDG_DATA_DIRS\fR, so that you can overwrite parts of the system-wide
\&.desktop files by copying them to your local directory and making changes.
.PP
i3\-dmenu\-desktop displays the "Name" value in the localized version depending
on LC_MESSAGES as specified in the Desktop Entry Specification.
.PP
You can pass a filename or URL (%f/%F and \f(CW%u\fR/%U field codes in the .desktop
file respectively) by appending it to the name of the application. E.g., if you
want to launch "GNU Emacs 24" with the patch /tmp/foobar.txt, you would type
"emacs", press TAB, type " /tmp/foobar.txt" and press ENTER.
.PP
\&.desktop files with Terminal=true are started using \fBi3\-sensible\-terminal\fR\|(1).
.PP
\&.desktop files with NoDisplay=true or Hidden=true are skipped.
.PP
UTF\-8 is supported, of course, but dmenu does not support displaying all
glyphs. E.g., xfce4\-terminal.desktop's Name[fi]=Pääte will be displayed just
fine, but not its Name[ru]=Терминал.
.SH OPTIONS
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP \fB\-\-dmenu=command\fR 4
.IX Item "--dmenu=command"
Execute command instead of 'dmenu \-i'. This option can be used to pass custom
parameters to dmenu, or to make i3\-dmenu\-desktop start a custom (patched?)
version of dmenu.
.IP \fB\-\-entry\-type=type\fR 4
.IX Item "--entry-type=type"
Display the (localized) "Name" (type = name), the command (type = command) or
the (*.desktop) filename (type = filename) in dmenu. This option can be
specified multiple times. Duplicates will be removed, see '\-\-show\-duplicates'.
.Sp
Examples are "GNU Image Manipulation Program" (type = name), "gimp" (type =
command), and "libreoffice-writer" (type = filename).
.IP \fB\-\-show\-duplicates\fR 4
.IX Item "--show-duplicates"
Show duplicates if '\-\-entry\-type' is specified multiple times.
.SH VERSION
.IX Header "VERSION"
Version 1.5
.SH AUTHOR
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
Michael Stapelberg, \f(CW\*(C`<michael at i3wm.org>\*(C'\fR
.SH "LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT"
.IX Header "LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT"
Copyright 2012 Michael Stapelberg.
.PP
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the BSD license.