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Package: xdg-utils (1.0.2-6.1)

desktop integration utilities from freedesktop.org

xdg-utils contains utilities for integrating applications with the desktop environment, regardless of which desktop environment is used. They are part of freedesktop.org's Portland project.

The following utilities are included: 

 * xdg-desktop-menu - Install desktop menu items
 * xdg-desktop-icon - Install icons on the user's desktop
 * xdg-icon-resource - Install icon resources
 * xdg-mime - Gather MIME information about a file
 * xdg-open - Open a URL in the user's preferred application that
              handles the respective URL or file type
 * xdg-email - Open the user's preferred email client, potentially with
               subject and other info filled in
 * xdg-screensaver - Enable, disable, or suspend the screensaver

Tags: Software Development: Runtime Support, Implemented in: sh, bash, ksh, tcsh and other shells, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility

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