desktop-file-validate - Validate desktop entry files
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Bugs
If you find bugs in the desktop-file-validate program, please report these on
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Description
The desktop-file-validate program is a tool to validate desktop entry files according to the Desktop
Entry specification 1.5.
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 desktopfiles.
Name
desktop-file-validate - Validate desktop entry 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 KDEDesktopEntry group, of the ServiceTypes, DocPath, Keywords, InitialPreference, Dev, FSType, MountPoint,
ReadOnly, UnmountIcon keys, or of the Service, ServiceType and FSDevice types.
See Also
desktop-file-edit(1)desktop-file-install(1) FREEDESKTOP.ORG DESKTOP-FILE-VALIDATE(1)
Synopsis
desktop-file-validate[--no-hints][--no-warn-deprecated][--warn-kde]FILE...
