generate-desktop-handler.sh

#! /bin/sh

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# ------------------------------
# GENERATE NEW *.desktop HANDLER
# ------------------------------
# vermaden [AT] interia [DOT] pl
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__usage() {
  echo "usage: $( basename ${0} ) FILE"
  exit 1
}

if [ ${#} -ne 1 ]
then
  __usage
fi

if [ ! $( which ${1} ) ]
then
  echo "NOPE: executable '${1}' not found in \${PATH}"
  exit 1
fi

cat << BSD > ~/.local/share/applications/${1}.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Application
NoDisplay=true
Exec=${1} %f
Name=${1}
Comment=${1}
BSD

if [ ${?} -eq 0 ]
then
  echo "INFO: handler '~/.local/share/applications/${1}.desktop' was successfully generated"
else
  echo "NOPE: failed to generate '~/.local/share/applications/${1}.desktop' handler"
  exit 1
fi