How to create a .desktop file?

[chunchengch]

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I am still learning how to create deb file, one problem I am facing now is I can not find relative materials to create a .desktop file, so can anyone post here the format of .desktop file or something else useful? thanks for your help!

[zetjee]

so can anyone post here the format of .desktop file or something else useful?

I'm relatively new too to ubuntu, but i found a .desktop file in my Desktop folder.
(/home/user/Desktop)
Mine was called: gnome-terminal.desktop (first file i found)

Do you mean that file? (seems like a language file)

[bigtomrodney]

You can read the spec and details of the file layout in the links below. A .desktop file is just plain text with instructions for launcing applications. They are part of the freedesktop sepcification.

desktop file utilities

Desktop Entry Specification

[daark.child]

I just use the *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications as a base if I need to create my own *.desktop files (if you were discussing the ones for menus).

[chunchengch]

desktop file utilities

Desktop Entry Specification

bigtomrodney,

This is what I really need, Thanks a lot!