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I have a .desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]

Type=Application

Terminal=true

Name=RunMe

Exec=run.sh

When I double click the .desktop file, I get There was an error launching the application.

my run.sh is:

#!/bin/sh

xulrunner-sdk/bin/xulrunner-stub --app xulrunner-sdk/bin/application.ini 2>~log.log

Double clicking on run.sh and clicking run runs the application fine. Both run.sh and my .desktop are executable.

What do I need to change in my desktop file to make this work?

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answered 10 Months ago olfdit · Accepted Answer

%k is the desktop file path, use it with sh to relative .desktop:

Change current working directory (pwd), Then run.sh & commands inside all will run from there:

[Desktop Entry]

Type=Application

Terminal=true

Name=Run Me

Exec=sh -c "cd `dirname %k`; run.sh"

Otherwise, passing it as parameter to run.sh and use it explicitly when you need inside run.sh:

run.desktop

    [Desktop Entry]

    Type=Application

    Terminal=true

    Name=Run Me

    Exec=sh -c "`dirname %k`/run.sh `dirname %k`"

run.sh

    #!/bin/sh

    $1/xulrunner-sdk/bin/xulrunner-stub --app $1/xulrunner-sdk/bin/application.ini 2>$1/~log.log