---
name: "lxshortcut"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libfm-gtk3"
version: "1.4.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lxshortcut"
---

# lxshortcut(1)

desktop entry file editor

## NAME

lxshortcut - desktop entry file editor

## SYNOPSIS

**lxshortcut** \[ -i *input-file* \] \[ -o *output-file* \]

## DESCRIPTION

lxshortcut is a simple application that uses LibFM file properties dialog window to change properties of a desktop entry - icon, display name, path and arguments of execution, etc.

## OPTIONS

At least one option should be specified and if *output-file* isn't specified then *input-file* will be used to make a result - either full path or path in XDG specified user data directory for menu entries.

- **-i** *input-file***, --input=***input-file*

  use *input-file* as source for editing, it may be some XDG menu entry if no full path is specified or custom path to some file

- **-o** *output-file***, --output=***output-file*

  write result into *output-file*

## SEE ALSO

XDG Desktop Entry Specification

## AUTHOR

lxshortcut was written by Hong Jen Yee \<pcman.tw@gmail.com\> and modified by Andriy Grytsenko \<andrej@rep.kiev.ua\>.

This manual page was written by Andriy Grytsenko \<andrej@rep.kiev.ua\>.