Lubuntu 16.04 – Openbox session
I can use the terminal to open a time-stamped file with gedit
:
gedit ~/$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).txt
The command can also be used via a keyboard shortcut in Openbox.
<keybind key="W-4"> # gedit time-stamped file
<action name="Execute"><command>sh -c 'gedit ~/$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).txt'</command></action>
</keybind>
But I can't do the same via the Exec=
line of a .desktop
file.
Exec=sh -c 'gedit ~/$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).txt'
just creates a file called ~/.txt
So how do I get a .desktop file to do what I want?
Best Answer
Unfortunately, .desktop files don't always call sub-shell
$()
commands the way we would like them to. One way to do this that I have found would be to create another script that contains the sub-shell command to open the file like that.The
Exec
line would look like:then your script file would contain the command to open your new file:
the script would also have to be executable:
Hope this helps!