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How to create a shell shortcut? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/cachyos@sopuli.xyz

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How can I make a desktop shortcut of the two highlighted shell files (forge.sh and forge-adventure.sh)? Copying and pasting doesn't work since the filepath isn't brought over with them. I've tried using Menu Editor but can't find a decent guide on setting it up.

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[–] pandorum@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This thread is already over a month old, but here are my two cents anyway.

Via GUI

Right-click on the desktop → Create new empty file with file extension .desktop
Open the file in a text editor such as Kate and paste in the information for the desktop shortcut:
```
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Shortcut Name
Exec=/path/to/script.sh
Icon=utilities-terminal
Terminal=true
```
Notes:
- The Exec path to the script must of course be set accordingly.
- If you set Terminal=false then the script will run invisibly in the background.
- Remember to set permission to run the shortcut as a program (via right-click on the shortcut → Properties).

Via Console

This is a one-liner for the bash/fish console. It creates a desktop shortcut for the current user, fills in the example content from above and sets execution permission for the shortcut.

printf '[Desktop Entry]\nType=Application\nName=Shortcut Name\nExec=/path/to/script.sh\nIcon=utilities-terminal\nTerminal=true\n' > "$(xdg-user-dir DESKTOP)/MyShortcut.desktop" && chmod +x "$(xdg-user-dir DESKTOP)/MyShortcut.desktop"

You can change the file name of the shortcut and the contents of the file afterwards, or before you send the command to the console.