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# Custom Linux Desktop Launcher Actions
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On many Linux environments, you can add custom entries to its launcher
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by modifying the `.desktop` file. For Canonical's Unity documentation,
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see [Adding Shortcuts to a Launcher][unity-launcher]. For details on a
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more generic implementation, see the [freedesktop.org Specification][spec].
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__Launcher shortcuts of Audacious:__
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![audacious][audacious-launcher]
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Generally speaking, shortcuts are added by providing a `Name` and `Exec`
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property for each entry in the shortcuts menu. Unity will execute the
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`Exec` field once clicked by the user. The format is as follows:
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```text
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Actions=PlayPause;Next;Previous
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[Desktop Action PlayPause]
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Name=Play-Pause
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Exec=audacious -t
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OnlyShowIn=Unity;
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[Desktop Action Next]
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Name=Next
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Exec=audacious -f
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OnlyShowIn=Unity;
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[Desktop Action Previous]
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Name=Previous
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Exec=audacious -r
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OnlyShowIn=Unity;
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```
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Unity's preferred way of telling your application what to do is to use
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parameters. You can find these in your app in the global variable
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`process.argv`.
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[unity-launcher]: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UnityLaunchersAndDesktopFiles#Adding_shortcuts_to_a_launcher
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[audacious-launcher]: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UnityLaunchersAndDesktopFiles?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=shortcuts.png
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[spec]: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/1.1/ar01s11.html
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