Command-line tool

dex

brew/dex

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Dextrous text editor

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install dex

Linux

brew install dex

Execute all programs in the autostart folders

dex -a

Execute all programs in the specified folders

dex -a -s path/to/directory1:path/to/directory2:path/to/directory3:

Preview the programs would be executed in a GNOME specific autostart

dex -a -e GNOME

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