ekartoyev
2/21/2019 - 2:30 AM

Bash - Create Desktop Item. This file is to be placed just above the bin directory.

Bash - Create Desktop Item. This file is to be placed just above the bin directory.

create-desktop-item-readme.md
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  1. Don't forget to save the icon to the bin directory.
  2. The launching file may be changed to as follows:
#!/bin/sh
DIR=`dirname $0`
cd $DIR
./java -m Passwords/passwords.Main -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 $@

This will ensure that the working directory of the app will be the bin directory.

create-desktop-item.sh
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#!/bin/bash
#
# Hello!!!
#
# To run this file, click with the right button of the mouse 
# and check Properties > Permissions > Allow Executing this app
# then click on it again and execute it.
#
# After that, go to the Desktop. There you will see a new desktop item.
# Click on this desktop item and allow it run
# to launch the application
#
 
DIR="$(dirname $0)"
FILE="$HOME/Desktop/mypasses.desktop"
if [ -e $FILE ]; then
  echo "Desktop item $FILE already exists!"
  read -n 1 -s -r -p "Press any key to finish... "
else 
  echo "#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open" >> $FILE
  echo "[Desktop Entry]" >> $FILE
  echo "Type=Application" >> $FILE
  echo "Terminal=true" >> $FILE
  echo "Exec=bash $DIR/bin/password" >> $FILE
  echo "Name=My New Passwords" >> $FILE
  echo "Icon=$DIR/bin/password.png" >> $FILE
  chmod u+x $FILE
fi