DESKTOP-FILE-VALIDATE(1) General Commands Manual DESKTOP-FILE-VALIDATE(1)
NAME
desktop-file-validate - Validate desktop entry files
SYNOPSIS
desktop-file-validate [--no-hints] [--no-warn-deprecated] [--warn-kde]
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DESCRIPTION
The desktop-file-validate program is a tool to validate desktop entry
files according to the Desktop Entry specification 1.4.
The specification describes a file format to provide information such
as name, icon and description for an application. Such a file can then
be used as an application launcher and to display the application in
the applications menu.
For information about the Desktop Entry specification, see
http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec.
The desktop entry files are commonly called desktop files.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--no-hints
Do not output hints about things that might be improved in the
desktop file.
--no-warn-deprecated
Do not warn about usage of deprecated items that were defined in
previous versions of the specification.
--warn-kde
Warn about usage of KDE extensions to the specification. This
includes the use of the KDE Desktop Entry group, of the Service-
Types, DocPath, Keywords, InitialPreference, Dev, FSType, Mount-
Point, ReadOnly, UnmountIcon keys, or of the Service, Service-
Type and FSDevice types.
BUGS
If you find bugs in the desktop-file-validate program, please report
these on https://bugs.freedesktop.org.
SEE ALSO
desktop-file-edit(1) desktop-file-install(1)
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