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My .bashrc alias not run in .desktop file

rated 0 times [ 27] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 4022 / 1 Year ago, tue, may 30, 2023, 11:32:12

I've added the following line to the .bashrc file:

alias midos="sh /home/erkanmdr/Belgeler/midos/midos.sh"

This command works fine in the terminal and tty.
But not working in my .desktop shortcut file.

midos.desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]

Name=MiDoS

Exec=midos

Icon=/home/erkanmdr/Belgeler/midos-128.png

Terminal=true

How do I execute my midos command in the .desktop shortcut file?

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answered 1 Year ago disdry · Accepted Answer

While the other answers offer a good workaround for your problem, to answer your question, the right way to use an alias inside a .desktop file is, in your case:

Exec=bash -ic "midos"

That's because aliases from ~/.bashrc file will work only
in a bash interactive shell (-i option is used in this case to start bash interactive).

If another user wants to use the same .desktop file, then he must to have defined as well that alias.