I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and I know the GUI way to maintain the startup program list but now I want to find out the way to add/remove startup applications using a command line interface (CLI).
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Refer http://askubuntu.com/questions/19320/whats-the-recommended-way-to-enable-disable-services?lq=1 and also possible duplicate – atenz Aug 21 '12 at 14:37
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See also: http://askubuntu.com/q/598195/72216 – Jacob Vlijm Feb 22 '17 at 20:45
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In your home directory, there's a folder called .config/autostart. Anything placed in this folder will be run when you login. This could be accomplished through the command line by creating the .desktop file with the command nano ~/.config/autostart/blah.desktop. If you like to find out about the syntax of .desktop files, you can visit Freedesktop and Gnome.
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1What to put in the file: `[Desktop Entry] Type=Application Exec=/full/link/to/your/newshell.sh (OR sh -c 'your command') Name=newshell Comment=whatever you want` Note: Change Exec, Name and Comment values. – user2340939 Jun 05 '23 at 10:31