## NAME

gtk-launch - Launch an application

## SYNOPSIS

gtk-launch [APPLICATION] [URI...]

## DESCRIPTION

gtk-launch launches an application using the given name. The application is started with proper startup notification on a default display, unless specified otherwise.

gtk-launch takes at least one argument, the name of the application to launch. The name should match application desktop file name, as residing in /usr/share/application, with or without the *(Aq.desktop*(Aq suffix.

If called with more than one argument, the rest of them besides the application name are considered URI locations and are passed as arguments to the launched application.

## OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

-?, --help

Prints a short help text and exits.