gtk4-launch (1) - Linux Manuals

gtk4-launch: Launch an application

Command to display gtk4-launch manual in Linux: $ man 1 gtk4-launch

NAME

gtk4-launch - Launch an application

SYNOPSIS

gtk4-launch [OPTIONS...] <APPLICATION> [URI...]

DESCRIPTION

gtk4-launch launches an application using the given name. The application is started with proper startup notification on a default display, unless specified otherwise.

gtk4-launch takes at least one argument, the name of the application to launch. The name should match application desktop file name, as residing in the applications subdirectories of the XDG data directories, 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

-?, -h, --help Print the command's help and exit.

--version Print the command's version and exit.

ENVIRONMENT

Some environment variables affect the behavior of gtk4-launch:

XDG_DATA_HOME, XDG_DATA_DIRS The environment variables specifying the XDG data directories.