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 Desktop files are used to organise programs in the window manager's applications menu and/or launcher (in my case [[Rofi]]). They're basically the [[Linux]] equivalent of [[microsoft_windows|Windows']] shortcuts. Desktop files are used to organise programs in the window manager's applications menu and/or launcher (in my case [[Rofi]]). They're basically the [[Linux]] equivalent of [[microsoft_windows|Windows']] shortcuts.
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 +In [[pcmanfm]] you can use .desktop files to define [[pcmanfm#Custom Actions]].
  
 Software should provide one, but if you need t ocreate your own, or customise one you can put them in ''~/.local/share/applications''. Software should provide one, but if you need t ocreate your own, or customise one you can put them in ''~/.local/share/applications''.
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