usage: dex [options] [DesktopEntryFile [DesktopEntryFile ...]]

dex, DesktopEntry Execution, is a program to generate and execute DesktopEntry
files of the type Application

positional arguments:
  files                 DesktopEntry files

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --test                perform a self-test
  -v, --verbose         verbose output
  -V, --version         display version information

run:
  -a, --autostart       autostart programs
  -d, --dry-run         dry run, don't execute any command
  -e ENVIRONMENT, --environment ENVIRONMENT
                        specify the Desktop Environment an autostart should be
                        performed for; works only in combination with
                        --autostart

create:
  -c CREATE [CREATE ...], --create CREATE [CREATE ...]
                        create a DesktopEntry file for the given program. If a
                        second argument is provided it's taken as output
                        filename or written to stdout (filname: -). By default
                        a new file with the postfix .desktop is created
  -t TARGETDIR, --target-directory TARGETDIR
                        create files in target directory

Example usage: list autostart programs: dex -ad

Examples:
Perform an autostart/execute all programs in the autostart folders.
 dex -a

Preview the programs would be executed in a regular autostart.
 dex -ad

Preview the programs would be executed in a GNOME specific autostart.
 dex -ad -e GNOME

Create a DesktopEntry for a program in the current directory.
 dex -c /usr/bin/skype

Create a DesktopEntry for a programs in autostart directroy.
 dex -t ~/.config/autostart -c /usr/bin/skype /usr/bin/nm-applet

Execute a single program from command line and enable verbose output.
 dex -v skype.desktop