https://github.com/xlucn/dmenu_drun

Launching desktop applications with dmenu
https://github.com/xlucn/dmenu_drun

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Launching desktop applications with dmenu

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/xlucn/dmenu_drun
• Owner: xlucn
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-12-31T02:13:37.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-09-14T05:17:11.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-08T23:30:51.129Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 31.3 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# dmenu_drun

As you can guess from the name, this script is `dmenu_run` counter-part for desktop applications, the `drun` is borrowed from `rofi`'s modi name.

## Features

- Fast enough loading.

- Options to show various information (see usage). This can help matching more info.

- You can customize `dmenu` command as you like.

  - If using `rofi -dmenu` as `dmenu` replacement, it will show icons! However, that seems just like `rofi -show drun`. Why not reinvent some wheels, right?

- Considers lots of freedesktop specifications.

## Usage

```

usage: dmenu_drun [-hcCegkNxX] [-d dmenu_cmd] [-t terminal]

options:

  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

  -c, --categories      Show main category names

  -C, --all-categories  Show all category names

  -d dmenu_cmd, --dmenu dmenu_cmd

                        Customize dmenu command, default is dmenu -i -l 10 -p drun

  -e, --xdg-de          Show apps despite only for specific desktop environments

  -g, --generic-name    Show generic name for apps

  -k, --keywords        Show keywords

  -N, --dry-run         Do not run app, output to stdout

  -t terminal, --terminal terminal

                        Terminal emulator to use, default is xterm

  -x, --executable      Show executable name

  -X, --fullcmd         Show command line

```

Note: all unknown arguments (not listed above) are passed to `dmenu`, so instead of specify `dmenu_drun -d "dmenu -p prompt"`, you can use `dmenu_drun -p prompt` directly.

TODO:

- Parse .menu and .directory files

- tabulate output for dmenu