
This program launches an application specified by its desktop name optinally taking list of URIs which are passed as arguments. Uses GdkAppLaunchContext to get proper startup notification and display handling for graphical apps. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=679342
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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]>
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<refentry id="gtk-launch">
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<refentryinfo>
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<title>gtk-launch</title>
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<productname>gtk+</productname>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<contrib>Developer</contrib>
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<firstname>Tomáš</firstname>
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<surname>Bžatek</surname>
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<email>tbzatek@redhat.com</email>
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</author>
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</authorgroup>
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</refentryinfo>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>gtk-launch</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>gtk-launch</refname>
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<refpurpose>Launch an application</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>gtk-launch</command>
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<arg>APPLICATION</arg>
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<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">URI</arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1><title>Description</title>
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<para>
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<command>gtk-launch</command> launches an application using the given name.
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The application is started with proper startup notification on a default
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display, unless specified otherwise.
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</para>
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<para>
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<command>gtk-launch</command> takes at least one argument, the name of
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the application to launch. The name should match application desktop file name,
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as residing in /usr/share/application, with or without the '.desktop' suffix.
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</para>
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<para>
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If called with more than one argument, the rest of them besides the application name
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are considered URI locations and are passed as arguments to the launched application.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1><title>Options</title>
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<para>The following options are understood:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-?</option>, <option>--help</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Prints a short help text and exits.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1><title>Bugs</title>
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<para>
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None known yet.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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