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DESKTOP-FILE-INSTALL(8)				       DESKTOP-FILE-INSTALL(8)

NAME
       desktop-file-install  -	install	 a  desktop  file  to the applications
       directory

SYNOPSIS
       desktop-file-install [options] file

DESCRIPTION
       desktop-file-install installs a specified .desktop file to the applica‐
       tions directory, optionally munging it a bit in transit.

OPTIONS
	--dir path
	      Specify the directory where files should be installed.

	--vendor vendor
	      Add a vendor prefix to the desktop file. If the file already has
	      this prefix, nothing happens.

	--add-category category
	      Add a category to the Categories field.

	--remove-category category
	      Remove a category from the Categories field.

	--add-only-show-in product
	      Add a product name to the OnlyShowIn field.

	--remove-only-show-in product
	      Remove a product name from the OnlyShowIn field.

	--delete-original
	      Delete the source desktop file, leaving only  the	 target	 file.
	      Effectively "renames" a desktop file.

	-m, --mode mode
	      Set the given permissions on the destination file.

	--copy-name-to-generic-name
	      Copy the contents of the Name field to the GenericName field.

	--copy-generic-name-to-name
	      Copy the contents of the GenericName field to the Name field.

	--remove-key key
	      Remove a specific key from the desktop file.

       -h, --help
	      Show summary of options.

       --usage
	      Display brief usage message.

       -v, --version
	      Show version of program.

SEE ALSO
       The Free Desktop .desktop file specification at www.freedesktop.org.

AUTHOR
       This  manual  page was written by Ross Burton <ross@burtonini.com>, for
       the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

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