XDG-DESKTOP-MENU(1) xdg-desktop-menu Manual XDG-DESKTOP-MENU(1) (NAME) xdg-desktop-menu - (SYNOPSIS) xdg-desktop-menu install [--noupdate] [--novendor] [--mode mode] directory-file(s) desktop-file(s) xdg-desktop-menu uninstall [--noupdate] [--mode mode] directory-file(s) desktop-file(s) xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate [--mode mode] xdg-desktop-menu {--help | --manual | --version} (DESCRIPTION) xdg-desktop-menu . << XDG>> : http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/menu-spec (COMMANDS) install . desktop-file: desktop . desktop << >> freedesktop.org . *.desktop . . . desktop Categories= . . desktop-file directory-file . desktop-file . xdg-desktop-menu . directory-file: *.directory directory-file . directory () . directory . directory (-) . . directory << >> freedesktop.org . uninstall xdg-desktop-menu install . directory . forceupdate . xdg-desktop-menu --noupdate . --noupdate . . --novendor xdg-desktop-menu *.directory *.desktop (vendor prefix) . . ([a-zA-Z]) ("-") . . . --mode mode mode user system . (user) . (system) . (root) . root root . --help . --manual . --version xdg-utils. (DESKTOP FILES) *.desktop . *.desktop [Desktop Entry] Key=Value . *.desktop . LC_MESSAGES Key . Key . : Type=Application *.desktop . Name=Application Name . : Mozilla GenericName=Generic Name . : Web Browser Comment=Comment (tooltip) . : Visit websites on the Internet Icon=Icon File . icon-name . icon-name . xdg-icon-resource . icon-name . Exec=Command Line . %f . (drop) %f . %f %F . URL %f %F %u %U . Categories=Categories - . . . . : AudioVideo Development Education Game Graphics Network Office Settings System Utility. A XDG : http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu- spec-1.0.html#category-registry MimeType=Mimetypes MIME - . . *.desktop : http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec.SH " (DIRECTORY FILES)" *.directory . . *.directory [Desktop Entry] Key=Value . *.directory () . LC_MESSAGES Key . Key . : Type=Directory *.directory . Name=Menu Name . Mozilla Comment=Comment (tooltip) . Icon=Icon File . icon-name . icon-name . xdg-icon-resource . icon-name icon-name . (ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES) xdg-desktop-menu : XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL xdg-desktop-menu stderr . . XDG_UTILS_INSTALL_MODE (installation mode) . user system. (EXIT CODES) 0 . : 1 (syntax) . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . xdg-desktop-icon(1), xdg-icon-resource(1), xdg-mime(1), Desktop entry specification[1], Desktop menu specification[2] (EXAMPLES) ShinyThings Inc. <> . <> vendor id . .desktop Categories : shinythings-webmirror.desktop: [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Type=Application Exec=webmirror Icon=webmirror Name=WebMirror Name[nl]=WebSpiegel Categories=Network;WebDevelopment; xdg-desktop-menu shinythings-webmirror.desktop : xdg-desktop-menu install ./shinythings-webmirror.desktop . nl . ShinyThings Inc. <> <> . .desktop . Categories= : shinythings-webmirror.desktop: [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Type=Application Exec=webmirror Icon=shinythings-webmirror Name=WebMirror Name[nl]=WebSpiegel shinythings-webmirror-admin.desktop: [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Type=Application Exec=webmirror-admintool Icon=shinythings-webmirror-admintool Name=WebMirror Admin Tool Name[nl]=WebSpiegel Administratie Tool .directory : shinythings-webmirror.directory: [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Icon=shinythings-webmirror-menu Name=WebMirror Name[nl]=WebSpiegel : xdg-desktop-menu install ./shinythings-webmirror.directory \ ./shinythings-webmirror.desktop ./shinythings-webmirror-admin.desktop : xdg-desktop-menu install --noupdate ./shinythings-webmirror.directory \ ./shinythings-webmirror.desktop xdg-desktop-menu install --noupdate ./shinythings-webmirror.directory \ ./shinythings-webmirror-admin.desktop xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate . *.desktop *.directory webmirror webmirror-admin webmirror-menu . : 22x22 64x64 : xdg-icon-resource install --size 22 ./wmicon-22.png shinythings-webmirror xdg-icon-resource install --size 22 ./wmicon-menu-22.png shinythings-webmirror-menu xdg-icon-resource install --size 22 ./wmicon-admin-22.png shinythings-webmirror-admin xdg-icon-resource install --size 64 ./wmicon-64.png shinythings-webmirror xdg-icon-resource install --size 64 ./wmicon-menu-64.png shinythings-webmirror-menu xdg-icon-resource install --size 64 ./wmicon-admin-64.png shinythings-webmirror-admin Kevin Krammer . Jeremy White . (COPYRIGHT) (C) 2006 (NOTES) 1. Desktop entry http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec 2. Desktop menu http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/menu-spec xdg-utils 1.0 12/06/2025 XDG-DESKTOP-MENU(1)