GTK4-LAUNCH(1) GTK commands GTK4-LAUNCH(1)
NAME
gtk4-launch - Launch an application
SYNOPSIS
gtk4-launch [OPTIONS...] <APPLICATION> [URI...]
DESCRIPTION
gtk4-launch launches an application using the given name. The applica-
tion is started with proper startup notification on a default display,
unless specified otherwise.
gtk4-launch takes at least one argument, the name of the application to
launch. The name should match application desktop file name, as residing
in the applications subdirectories of the XDG data directories, with or
without the .desktop suffix.
If called with more than one argument, the rest of them besides the ap-
plication name are considered URI locations and are passed as arguments
to the launched application.
OPTIONS
-?, -h, --help
Print the command's help and exit.
--version
Print the command's version and exit.
ENVIRONMENT
Some environment variables affect the behavior of gtk4-launch:
XDG_DATA_HOME, XDG_DATA_DIRS
The environment variables specifying the XDG data directories.
GTK GTK4-LAUNCH(1)
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