gendesk

Specifies the command to generate a .desktop file and a download icon with minimal information. More information: https://gendesk.roboticoverlords.org.

  • Create a .desktop file named app:

gendesk -n --name "app" --exec "/path/to/app" --icon "/path/to/icon.png" --comment "This is application"

  • Create a .desktop file named app, do not display any output, and overwrite it if it exists:

gendesk -q -f -n --name "app" --exec "/path/to/app" --icon "/path/to/icon.png" --comment "This is application"

  • Display help:

gendesk -h