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gnome-desktop-item-edit(1)	 User Commands	    gnome-desktop-item-edit(1)

NAME
       gnome-desktop-item-edit - GNOME Desktop file editor

SYNOPSIS
       gnome-desktop-item-edit [--create-new] filename

DESCRIPTION
       gnome-desktop-item-edit is the GNOME Desktop file editor, which you can
       use to create or edit the .desktop (known as desktop) file. GNOME  uses
       a  standard  desktop file specification as proposed by freedesktop.org.
       A desktop file consists of a number of name-value pairs that define how
       a  desktop should organize a particular application. As this is defined
       as an open standard, integration of applications into GNOME Desktop  is
       relatively straightforward.

       A basic entry in the desktop file must start with a tag called [Desktop
       Entry]. It can then have a number of name-value pairs as defined by the
       standard.  The minimum entries are as follows:

       Name		       the name of the application

       Comment		       a  textual description of the application which
			       is displayed as a  tooltip  message  by	gnome-
			       panel.  When set appropriately, the comment can
			       be localized within the same file.

       Exec		       the name of the actual executable

       Icon		       the file name of the icon image

       Type		       the desktop file type

       Categories	       a multi-string field which is  used  by	gnome-
			       panel  to group applications into the appropri‐
			       ate categories.

       These desktop files  provide  the  information  to  gnome-panel,	 which
	   places  the	application in the appropriate locations on the panel.
       In a similar manner, the GNOME file manager (Nautilus) uses information
       from the desktop files to display the 'applications:///' view.

OPTIONS
       The following options are supported:

       --create-new	       Creates a new .desktop file.

OPERANDS
       The following operands are supported:

       filename		       The  name  of  the desktop file to be edited or
			       viewed.

EXAMPLES
       Example 1: Editing an existing .desktop file

       example% gnome-desktop-item-edit fullpath/filename

       This command invokes the launcher dialog and loads the contents of  the
       specified desktop file into the relevant fields.

EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Application exited successfully

       >0	Application exited with failure

FILES
       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/gnome-desktop-item-edit

	   Executable for GNOME Desktop file editor

       /usr/share/applications/

	   Location of system desktop files

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Availability		     │gnome/gnome-panel		   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Interface stability	     │Volatile			   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       gnome-panel(1), nautilus(1), attributes(5)

       Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.

NOTES
       Written by Ghee Teo, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.

SunOS 5.11			  2 Oct 2003	    gnome-desktop-item-edit(1)
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