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Wauzl
Asked: 2012-04-05 07:23:43 +0800 CST

I'm using ~/bin in my $PATH variable, how can I make unity also display my scripts in there?

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I have some scripts and some starters for programs I didn't install via the Software Center in my ~/bin folder. It is in my $PATH variable and I can use my scripts by pressing Alt+F2 and also directly in a terminal. How can I achieve that I can call them also with unity (pressing Super)?

Thanks

paths 11.10 unity-dash

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer
    1. Create a *.desktop file say as myscript.desktop, add command parameters as you want. In this case your script commands. See the below for more details on parameters of .desktop file.
    2. Test the launcher file (myscript.desktop) by double clicking, if working fine just drag myscript.desktop file to launcher bar.

    Example : a .desktop file containing following code will launch gedit in name of "My Editor"

    [Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name= My Editor
Comment=Edit text files
Exec=gedit
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/debian-logo.png

    Note: you can also modify some properties of .desktop file (like command to execute) by right clicking the .desktop file and then go to properties

    For a detailed guide, see here

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  2. You will need to create .desktop files for all of them, according to the XDG Desktop File Specification, and place the .desktop files in the $HOME/.local/share/applications/ directory.

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