| .. _gtk4-launch(1): |
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| =========== |
| gtk4-launch |
| =========== |
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| --------------------- |
| Launch an application |
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| :Version: GTK |
| :Manual section: 1 |
| :Manual group: GTK commands |
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| SYNOPSIS |
| -------- |
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| | **gtk4-launch** [OPTIONS...] <APPLICATION> [URI...] |
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| DESCRIPTION |
| ----------- |
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| ``gtk4-launch`` launches an application using the given name. The application is |
| started with proper startup notification on a default display, unless specified |
| otherwise. |
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| ``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. |
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| 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. |
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| OPTIONS |
| ------- |
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| ``-?, -h, --help`` |
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| Print the command's help and exit. |
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| ``--version`` |
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| Print the command's version and exit. |
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| ENVIRONMENT |
| ----------- |
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| Some environment variables affect the behavior of ``gtk4-launch``: |
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| ``XDG_DATA_HOME, XDG_DATA_DIRS`` |
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| The environment variables specifying the XDG data directories. |
