---
name: "mate-desktop-item-edit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mate-panel"
version: "1.28.7-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mate-desktop-item-edit"
---

# mate-desktop-item-edit(1)

A small tool to edit .desktop files.

## NAME

mate-desktop-item-edit - A small tool to edit .desktop files.

## SYNOPSIS

**mate-desktop-item-edit \[OPTIONS\] \[FILE\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Distributed with mate-panel, **mate-desktop-item-edit** allows you to edit .desktop files.

## OPTIONS

- **--create-new**

  Create a new file in the given directory.

- **--display=DISPLAY**

  X display to use.

- **-?, -h, --help**

  Print standard command line options.

- **--help-all**

  Print all command line options.

This program also accepts the standard GTK options.

## EXAMPLES

**mate-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Desktop/Icon.desktop**

Open a **mate-desktop-item-edit** dialog to create a launcher icon on the desktop named "Icon".

## BUGS

### Should you encounter any bugs, they may be reported at:

http://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-panel/issues

## AUTHORS

### This Man Page has been updated/re-written for the MATE Desktop Environment by:

Adam Erdman \<hekel@archlinux.info\> (2014)

## HISTORY

This manual page was originally written by Christian Marillat \<marillat@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system. (2006)

## SEE ALSO

### Further information may also be available at: http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/docs