Re: Need help with shell script.

On 8/12/26 04:15, Nuno Silva wrote:
> On 2026-08-12, pH wrote:
> 
>> On 2026-08-11, Marco Moock <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Am 10.08.26 um 01:32 schrieb pH:
>>>> so I thought I'd make a clickable icon on the Desktop to make it easy for
>>>> her.
>>>
>>> What does that mean?
>>> Is it a .desktop file with the right content?
>>>
>>
>> A directory of Desktop (ls -a) shows no dot files besides . and ..
> 
> It'd not be a dot file, but a non-dot file with a name ending on
> .desktop.
> 
>> Mint calls them a "launcher" and it appears as an icon on the Desktop if you
>> are graphical.
> 
> If you have the failing one around, see if the content is something
> short that you could share here. (IIRC these ought to be plain text?)

   Distros vary as to how they handle desktop executables.

   Some - a straight-up link. Others a ".desktop" file with
   a LOT of shit in it, and sometimes you have to use a
   special editor.

   However something you said DID spark a question - WHAT
   editor is the OP using to create the desktop file ???
   LibreOffice Writer ??? It'd all LOOK straight up during
   the creation - but would instead be saved with a mass
   of formatting codes unless you pick just the exact right
   saving format.

   Nano, Mousepad, Featherpad ... those are what you use to
   write yer Bash scripts !