Package xdg-utils
Basic desktop integration functions
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-utils/
The xdg-utils package is a set of simple scripts that provide basic
desktop integration functions for any Free Desktop, such as Linux.
They are intended to provide a set of defacto standards.
This means that:
* Third party software developers can rely on these xdg-utils
for all of their simple integration needs.
* Developers of desktop environments can make sure that their
environments are well supported
* Distribution vendors can provide custom versions of these utilities
The following scripts are provided at this time:
* xdg-desktop-icon Install icons to the desktop
* xdg-desktop-menu Install desktop menu items
* xdg-email Send mail using the user's preferred e-mail composer
* xdg-icon-resource Install icon resources
* xdg-mime Query information about file type handling and
install descriptions for new file types
* xdg-open Open a file or URL in the user's preferred application
* xdg-screensaver Control the screensaver
* xdg-settings Get various settings from the desktop environmentVersion: 1.2.1
General Commands | |
| xdg-desktop-icon | command line tool for (un)installing icons to the desktop |
| xdg-desktop-menu | command line tool for (un)installing desktop menu items |
| xdg-email | command line tool for sending mail using the user's preferred e-mail composer |
| xdg-icon-resource | command line tool for (un)installing icon resources |
| xdg-mime | command line tool for querying information about file type handling and adding descriptions for new file types |
| xdg-open | opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application |
| xdg-screensaver | command line tool for controlling the screensaver |
| xdg-settings | get various settings from the desktop environment |