How do I create a desktop file out of a terminal command?

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I want to create a .desktop file to run "world of warcraft" over wine. I can run the following command wine /home/maciej/434_mini -opengl to run it.

How do I do this?

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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Just create a new text file, paste this into the file, and save the file as WoW.desktop. Read this post for more info.

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=WoW
Comment=WorldofWarcraft
Exec=wine /home/maciej/434_mini -opengl
Terminal=true
Type=Application
Categories=Games,Applications

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered May 31 '16 at 15:59

marisusis

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And what is /home/maciej/434_mini -opengl? is it supposed to start WoW? Why? – Pilot6 May 31 '16 at 16:00
I forgot to add wine, but I just fixed it. – marisusis May 31 '16 at 16:02
wine does not fix anything. Thes .desktop starts some program that is located in /home/maciej/ directory that is called 434_mini. This won't work. – Pilot6 May 31 '16 at 16:04
Then what does wine /home/maciej/434_mini -opengl mean in the question? – marisusis May 31 '16 at 16:10
Oops, sry. I did not see it. Can you make a small edit to your answer? I will upvote it. Without an edit, it does not let me. – Pilot6 May 31 '16 at 16:13

How do I create a desktop file out of a terminal command?

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