---
name: "kappfinder"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kappfinder"
version: "4:4.4.5-2"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kappfinder"
---

# kappfinder(1)

An app to add installed applications to the KDE menu.

## NAME

kappfinder - An app to add installed applications to the KDE menu.

## SYNOPSIS

**kappfinder** \[**--dir** *directory*\] \[**KDE Generic Options**\] \[**Qt Generic Options**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The KDE application findern (Kappfinder) looks for legacy and third party applications that are installed on your system and adds them to the KDE menu system.

## OPTIONS

- **--dir** *directory*

  Install *.desktop* files into directory *directory*

## SEE ALSO

More detailed user documentation is available from *help:/kappfinder* (either enter this URL into Konqueror, or run **khelpcenter** *help:/kappfinder*).

## AUTHORS

Kappfinder was written by Matthias Hölzer-Klüpfel  \<hoelzer@kde.org\>

This man page was prepared by Jan Schaumann \<jschauma@netmeister.org\> for the \`\`Missing Man Pages Project'' ( http://www.netmeister.org/misc/m2p2/index.html: *http://www.netmeister.org/misc/m2p2/index.html*.

## AUTHOR

Jan Schaumann.