[SOLVED] making files/programs start at login in XFCE

newbiesforever · 03-23-2014, 11:29 AM

In XFCE, how do I make files open or programs start automatically after I log in? I've done it once, making a certain text file on the desktop open as soon as I login, but I forgot how I did it (if I even did it on purpose) and have been unable to do it again for something else I want to open at login.

Philip Lacroix · 03-23-2014, 02:05 PM

You can set this either by using the Xfce Session Settings GUI interface (xfce4-session-settings), or by putting a "<name>.desktop" file in the following directory (create it if needed):

Code:

~/.config/autostart/

The file must include the Exec key, followed by the command you want to launch, roughly as if you would do in a command line interface (you may need to escape or quote reserved characters).

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Startmydoc
Exec=emacs myfile.txt
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false

A lot of related information is here:
Autostart Of Applications During Startup
Desktop Entry Specification