On 28 August 2013 11:17, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]> wrote: > cd ~/Desktop > ln -s "<PATH TO PROGRAM>" "<NAME OF SHORTCUT>" > > To do it for all (new) users. > cd /etc/skel/Desktop > ln -s "<PATH TO PROGRAM>" "<NAME OF SHORTCUT>" > > To do it for all existing users. > cd /home > for i in *; do > ln -s "<PATH TO PROGRAM>" "$i/Desktop/<NAME OF SHORTCUT>" > done > > Hope that helps > > Peter
That's a terrible way to do it, if we're talking about desktop shortcuts. You should use the freedesktop specification for .desktop shortcut files instead. The stock ones in /usr/share/applications ought to get you started. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
