make-desktop

make-desktop is a simple program that writes out a .desktop file to ~/.local/share/applications so that you don't have to do it all yourself.

Installation

to install, run:

git clone https://github.com/elliethepuppy/make-desktop.git && cd make-desktop

then just run:

crystal build src/main.cr -o build/make-desktop --release --no-debug && cp build/make-desktop ~/.local/bin

this will clone the repository and move you into the directory, then builds the program at build/make-desktop. the final step is to copy it into your PATH in some way. i find ~/.local/bin to be the easiest, but if you just want to add the build dir to your PATH, that's up to you

Usage

usage is straightforward. from anywhere, call make-desktop [flags] valid flags are:

-e PROG, --exe=PROG,      sets the executable

-n NAME, --name=NAME,     sets the program name

-d DIR, --dir=DIR,        sets the directory where the executable is located

-m MIME, --mime=MIME,     sets the mime type of the program (optional)

-h, --help,               displays a help message

-v, --version,            displays the version number

Development

honestly i just never know what to put here. i don't think i could tell you how to improve upon this literal single function. if you can, you know that. i never would. just do it.

Contributing

1. Fork it (https://github.com/elliethepuppy/make-desktop/fork)
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request

Contributors

• ellie - creator and maintainer