lib.desktop

Resolve a { package, target, args } triple into an argument vector. With no target the package's main program is used, otherwise the named binary from its bin directory. Returns a list so the caller can escape it for whichever shell its backend runs commands through.

Inputs

package : The package providing the binary to run.

target : Name of a binary in the package's bin directory, or null (the default) to use the package's main program.

args : Arguments appended after the resolved binary. Defaults to [ ].

Type

mkCommandLine :: { package :: Derivation, target :: (String | Null), args :: [String] } -> [String]

Examples

mkCommandLine { package = pkgs.alacritty; args = [ "-e" "zsh" ]; }
=> [ "/nix/store/...-alacritty/bin/alacritty" "-e" "zsh" ]

mkCommandLine { package = pkgs.systemd; target = "loginctl"; args = [ "lock-session" ]; }
=> [ "/nix/store/...-systemd/bin/loginctl" "lock-session" ]