How to execute a script file and referring an "icon.xp" file to be used in the Dock?

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Hello Friends

For the following IDES

  • Eclipse
  • Spring Tools

In their directories exist their respective .sh files to execute the IDE itself as follows respectively

  • eclipse
  • SpringToolSuite4

Well I can execute them in peace and the IDE open as expected and in the Dock appears by default a kind of engine as icon

Now, in each directory for each IDE exists an icon.xpm file too

I want to know if is possible execute the same script file in the terminal but using the icon.xpm file available to be used/applied/reflected in the Dock.

Something as follows:

  • ./eclipse --icon=./icon.xpm
  • SpringToolSuite4 --icon=./icon.xpm

Is possible in some way?.
I need this approach for Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora

Thank you

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you probably need to make a *.desktop file…

Look for them on your hard-drive - those icons in the application menus and on your dock are generated by *.desktop files…

Some will be in /usr/share/applications, some will be in $HOME/.local/share/applications … and there might be others - example my Synergy autostart in $HOME/.config/autostart :

╭─x@titan ~  
╰─➤  cat ./.config/autostart/synergy.desktop                                                                                                                                130 ↵
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=synergy
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
Name[en_AU]=synergy
Name=synergy
Comment[en_AU]=synergy
Comment=synergy

The “key” above is the “Exec=synergy” entry - that assumes synergy is on the $PATH… if your desired binary / executable is not on the path - you might have to Exec=/full/path/to/exectable

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Thanks for the reply

I will try it soon as I can …

I’ve confirmed

$:~/.local/share/applications$ ls
mimeapps.list

and

  • /usr/share/applications

Has a lot of .desktop files

I am going to do a research about Desktop Entry

Thanks again!

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