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Example Desktop Entry File
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Desktop Entry Specification
  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Basic format of the file
  3. 3 Possible value types
  4. 4 Localized values for keys
  5. 5 Recognized desktop entry keys
  6. 6 The Exec key
  7. 7 Registering MIME Types
  8. 8 Extending the format
  9. A Example Desktop Entry File
  10. B Currently reserved for use within KDE
  11. C Deprecated Items
  12. D The Legacy-Mixed Encoding (Deprecated)
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  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Basic format of the file
  3. 3 Possible value types
  4. 4 Localized values for keys
  5. 5 Recognized desktop entry keys
  6. 6 The Exec key
  7. 7 Registering MIME Types
  8. 8 Extending the format
  9. A Example Desktop Entry File
  10. B Currently reserved for use within KDE
  11. C Deprecated Items
  12. D The Legacy-Mixed Encoding (Deprecated)

A Example Desktop Entry File 

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Foo Viewer
Comment=The best viewer for Foo objects available!
TryExec=fooview
Exec=fooview %F
Icon=fooview.png
MimeType=image/x-foo;
X-KDE-Library=libfooview
X-KDE-FactoryName=fooviewfactory
X-KDE-ServiceType=FooService

[Desktop Action Inverse]
Exec=fooview --inverse %f
Name=Foo Viewer (inverse image)

[Desktop Action Edit]
Exec=fooview --edit %f
Name=Foo Viewer (edit image)
Icon=fooview-edit.png
→Appendix B Currently reserved for use within KDE←Extending the format

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