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GTK-LAUNCH(1) User Commands GTK-LAUNCH(1)
NAME
gtk-launch - Launch an application
SYNOPSIS
gtk-launch [OPTION...] APPLICATION [URI...]
DESCRIPTION
gtk-launch launches an application using the given name. The
application is started with proper startup notification on a default
display, unless specified otherwise.
gtk-launch takes at least one argument, the name of the application to
launch. The name should match application desktop file name, as
residing in /usr/share/application, with or without the '.desktop'
suffix.
If called with more than one argument, the rest of them besides the
application name are considered URI locations and are passed as
arguments to the launched application.
OPTIONS
The following options are understood:
-?, --help
Prints a short help text and exits.
--version
Prints the program version and exits.
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