System text formats
Desktop Entry Exec checker
Inspect quoting and field codes in a literal .desktop Exec value.
Your inputs
Start with an exampleYour result
Example resultAa — A small example of your colors.
How it works
Apply desktop-file string escapes, then Exec quoting. Check supported field codes and keep them as placeholders.
The example has executable /usr/bin/editor, two arguments and the multi-file code %F.
Limits
Lexical checks only. No app is started and no files/URLs are substituted. General string escaping happens before Exec quoting; literal backslashes inside quotes require four backslashes in the file.