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whitelightning
Asked: 2019-07-21 19:18:41 +0800 CST

Having a Textfile in favorites

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I have a text file that I would like to have quick access to. I would like it to show in the shortcuts "bar" with my other shortcuts.

In order to do this, I know that I am supposed to create a file ~/.local/share/applications/custom-filemanager.desktop

and put "code" that looks something like this into the file:

[Desktop Entry]

Type=Application

Name=notes

Exec=gedit-open home/user1/Desktop/notes

Comment=Launch notes

Terminal=false

Icon=accessories-text-editor

However, part of what I wrote there must be wrong because although it creates the "shortcut," nothing happens when I click on the shortcut. I am unsure of what I should put for Type, Exec, and Comment.

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  1. Best Answer

    Your command is invalid. gedit-open doesn't exist. The correct command is gedit. Also a slash is missing from the file path. So, change:

    Exec=gedit-open home/user1/Desktop/notes

    to:

    Exec=gedit /home/user1/Desktop/notes

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