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diff --git a/man/desktop-file-validate.1 b/man/desktop-file-validate.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9697c27 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/desktop-file-validate.1 @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +.\" +.\" desktop-file-validate manual page. +.\" (C) 2010 Vincent Untz (vuntz@gnome.org) +.\" +.TH DESKTOP-FILE-VALIDATE 1 FREEDESKTOP.ORG +.SH NAME +desktop-file-validate \- Validate desktop entry files +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B desktop-file-validate [\-\-no-warn-deprecated] [\-\-warn-kde] FILE... +.SH DESCRIPTION +The \fIdesktop-file-validate\fP program is a tool to validate desktop +entry files according to the Desktop Entry specification 1.0. +.PP +The specification describes a file format to provide information such as +name, icon and description for an application. Such a file can then be +used as an application launcher and to display the application in the +applications menu. +.PP +For information about the Desktop Entry specification, see +\fIhttp://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec\fP. +.PP +The desktop entry files are commonly called \fBdesktop files\fP. +.SH OPTIONS +The following options are supported: +.TP +.I --no-warn-deprecated +Do not warn about usage of deprecated items that were defined in +previous versions of the specification. +.TP +.I --warn-kde +Warn about usage of KDE extensions to the specification. This includes +the use of the \fBKDE Desktop Entry\fP group, of the \fBServiceTypes\fP, +\fBDocPath\fP, \fBKeywords\fP, \fBInitialPreference\fP, \fBDev\fP, +\fBFSType\fP, \fBMountPoint\fP, \fBReadOnly\fP, \fBUnmountIcon\fP keys, +or of the \fBService\fP, \fBServiceType\fP and \fBFSDevice\fP types. +.SH BUGS +If you find bugs in the \fIdesktop-file-validate\fP program, please +report these on https://bugs.freedesktop.org. +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR desktop-file-edit(1) +.BR desktop-file-install(1) |