desktop-file-validate1
Validate desktop entry files
Usage
desktop-file-validate [--no-hints]
[--no-warn-deprecated]
[--warn-kde]
FILE ...
Overview
The desktop-file-validate program is a tool to validate desktop entry files according to the Desktop Entry specification 1.5.
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.
For information about the Desktop Entry specification, see http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec.
The desktop entry files are commonly called desktop files.
Options
The following options are supported:
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--no-hints -
Do not output hints about things that might be improved in the desktop file.
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--no-warn-deprecated -
Do not warn about usage of deprecated items that were defined in previous versions of the specification.
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--warn-kde -
Warn about usage of KDE extensions to the specification. This includes the use of the KDE Desktop Entry group, of the
ServiceTypes,DocPath,Keywords,InitialPreference,Dev,FSType,MountPoint,ReadOnly,UnmountIconkeys, or of theService,ServiceTypeandFSDevicetypes.
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 5 times.
--no-hints since Debian 8 (Jessie);
--no-warn-deprecated since Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--warn-kde since Debian 5.0 (Lenny).