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<H1>DESKTOP-FILE-VALIDATE</H1>
Section: User Commands (1)<BR>Updated: FREEDESKTOP.ORG<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
desktop-file-validate - Validate desktop entry files
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
<B>desktop-file-validate [--no-hints] [--no-warn-deprecated] [--warn-kde] FILE...</B>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
The <I>desktop-file-validate</I> program is a tool to validate desktop
entry files according to the Desktop Entry specification 1.1.
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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.
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For information about the Desktop Entry specification, see
<I><A HREF="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec">http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec</A></I>.
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The desktop entry files are commonly called <B>desktop files</B>.
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>
The following options are supported:
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<DT id="1"><I>--no-hints</I>
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Do not output hints about things that might be improved in the desktop file.
<DT id="2"><I>--no-warn-deprecated</I>
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Do not warn about usage of deprecated items that were defined in
previous versions of the specification.
<DT id="3"><I>--warn-kde</I>
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Warn about usage of KDE extensions to the specification. This includes
the use of the <B>KDE Desktop Entry</B> group, of the <B>ServiceTypes</B>,
<B>DocPath</B>, <B>Keywords</B>, <B>InitialPreference</B>, <B>Dev</B>,
<B>FSType</B>, <B>MountPoint</B>, <B>ReadOnly</B>, <B>UnmountIcon</B> keys,
or of the <B>Service</B>, <B>ServiceType</B> and <B>FSDevice</B> types.
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<H2>BUGS</H2>
If you find bugs in the <I>desktop-file-validate</I> program, please
report these on <A HREF="https://bugs.freedesktop.org.">https://bugs.freedesktop.org.</A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+desktop-file-edit">desktop-file-edit</A>(1)</B>
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+desktop-file-install">desktop-file-install</A>(1)</B>
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