How can I specify an icon with a RELATIVE path for a Linux desktop entry file?

Question

For one of my Linux applications, I have the application binary, a launcher.sh script (for the LD_LIBRARY_PATH) and a .desktop file, all in the same folder.

I\'d like to

Answer 1

You can use echo $(echo ~) to use command output or echo $(echo $var) for variables

For example:

echo "Icon=$(echo ~)/Pictures/Icons/whatsapp-webapp.svg" > path/to/file.desktop 

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