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+Copyright (C) 2022 Case Duckworth <acdw@acdw.net> 
+
+Usage of the works is permitted provided that this instrument is 
+retained with the works, so that any entity that uses the works is 
+notified of this instrument. 
+
+DISCLAIMER: THE WORKS ARE WITHOUT WARRANTY. 
+
+
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+#!/bin/sh
+# AUTOSHART: autostart *.desktop files
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Case Duckworth <acdw@acdw.net>
+# Licensed under the Fair license.  See COPYING for details.
+#
+# Commentary:
+#
+# Freedesktop autostart specification:
+# https://specifications.freedesktop.org/autostart-spec/latest/
+# Freedesktop desktop entry specification:
+# https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/
+#
+# Prior art:
+# - dex -- https://github.com/jceb/dex
+#
+# Code:
+
+usage() {
+        cat <<EOF
+AUTOSHART: autostart without the shit
+USAGE:  autoshart -h
+        autoshart [-k] [-n]
+
+FLAGS:
+ -h     Show this help and exit.
+ -k     Kill all processes started by autoshart and exit.
+ -n     Only print what would happen; don't execute anything.
+EOF
+}
+
+main() {
+        PID_FILE="${AUTOSHART_PID_FILE:-/tmp/autoshart.pid}"
+        FOUND_FILE="${AUTOSHART_FOUND_FILE:-/tmp/autoshart.found}"
+        RUN=true
+        QUIET=false
+        while getopts hknq opt; do
+                case "$opt" in
+                h) usage ;;
+                k) auto_kill ;;
+                n) RUN=false ;;
+                q) QUIET=true ;;
+                esac
+        done
+        shift "$((OPTIND - 1))"
+        auto_search
+}
+
+auto_kill() {
+        cat "$PID_FILE" | xargs kill
+}
+
+auto_start() { ## auto_start FILE
+        eprint "$1"
+        # When the .desktop file has the Hidden key set to true, the .desktop
+        # file MUST be ignored. When multiple .desktop files with the same name
+        # exists in multiple directories then only the Hidden key in the most
+        # important .desktop file must be considered: If it is set to true all
+        # .desktop files with the same name in the other directories MUST be
+        # ignored as well.
+        hidden="$(get Hidden "$1")"
+        test "$hidden" = true && return "$(die 1 "Stopped: Hidden: $1")"
+        # This specification defines 3 types of desktop entries: Application
+        # (type 1), Link (type 2) and Directory (type 3). To allow the addition
+        # of new types in the future, implementations should ignore desktop
+        # entries with an unknown type. (REQUIRED)
+        type="$(get Type "$1")"
+        test "$type" = Application || return "$(die 2 "Error: Bad desktop type: ${type:-[none]}")"
+        # Specific name of the application, for example "Mozilla".  (REQUIRED)
+        name="$(get Name "$1" | head -n1)"
+        test -n "$name" || return "$(die 3 "Error: No application name")"
+        # Program to execute, possibly with arguments. See the Exec key for
+        # details on how this key works. The Exec key is required if
+        # DBusActivatable is not set to true. Even if DBusActivatable is true,
+        # Exec should be specified for compatibility with implementations that
+        # do not understand DBusActivatable. (Makes no sense to be omitted in an
+        # autostart context --- acdw)
+        exec="$(get Exec "$1")"
+        test -n "$exec" || return "$(die 4 "Error: No Exec key: $1")"
+        # The OnlyShowIn entry may contain a list of strings identifying
+        # the desktop environments that MUST autostart this application, all
+        # other desktop environments MUST NOT autostart this application.  The
+        # NotShowIn entry may contain a list of strings identifying the desktop
+        # environments that MUST NOT autostart this application, all other
+        # desktop environments MUST autostart this application.  Only one of
+        # these keys, either OnlyShowIn or NotShowIn, may appear in a single
+        # .desktop file.
+        #
+        ### The OnlyShowIn, NotShowIn keys are specified thus:
+        #
+        # A list of strings identifying the desktop environments that should
+        # display/not display a given desktop entry.
+        #
+        # By default, a desktop file should be shown, unless an OnlyShowIn key
+        # is present, in which case, the default is for the file not to be
+        # shown.
+        #
+        # If $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP is set then it contains a colon-separated list
+        # of strings. In order, each string is considered. If a matching entry
+        # is found in OnlyShowIn then the desktop file is shown. If an entry is
+        # found in NotShowIn then the desktop file is not shown. If none of the
+        # strings match then the default action is taken (as above).
+        #
+        # $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP should have been set by the login manager,
+        # according to the value of the DesktopNames found in the session
+        # file. The entry in the session file has multiple values separated in
+        # the usual way: with a semicolon.
+        #
+        # The same desktop name may not appear in both OnlyShowIn and NotShowIn
+        # of a group.
+        #
+        ### I think this "functionality" is dubious at best and pretty
+        ### ... silly.  --- acdw
+        onlyshowin="$(get OnlyShowIn "$1")"
+        notshowin="$(get NotShowIn "$1")"
+        if test -n "$onlyshowin" && test -n "$notshowin"; then
+                return "$(die 5 "Error: Incompatible keys: OnlyShowIn, NotShowIn: $1")"
+        elif test -n "$onlyshowin"; then
+                start=false
+        else
+                start=true
+        fi
+
+        # This is so cursed
+        quit="$(
+                echo "$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP" | tr : \\n |
+                        while read desktop; do
+                                case "$onlyshowin;$notshowin" in
+                                *$desktop*)
+                                        if test -n "$onlyshowin"; then
+                                                break
+                                        elif test -n "$notshowin"; then
+                                                echo true
+                                                die 6 "Stopped: NotShowIn=$notshowin"
+                                        fi
+                                        ;;
+                                *)
+                                        if ! $start; then
+                                                echo true
+                                                die 6 "Stopped: OnlyShowIn=$onlyshowin"
+                                        fi
+                                        ;;
+                                esac
+                        done
+                echo false
+        )"
+        if $quit; then
+                return 6
+        fi
+
+        # A .desktop file with a non-empty TryExec field MUST NOT be autostarted
+        # if the value of the TryExec key does NOT match with an installed
+        # executable program. The value of the TryExec field may either be an
+        # absolute path or the name of an executable without any path
+        # components. If the name of an executable is specified without any path
+        # components then the $PATH environment is searched to find a matching
+        # executable program.
+        tryexec="$(get TryExec "$1")"
+        if test -n "$tryexec"; then
+                command -v "$tryexec" | grep -v ^alias | grep -q / ||
+                        return "$(die 7 "Error: TryExec command not found: $tryexec")"
+        fi
+        # If all these tests pass, we're ready to go
+        # XXX: probably won't do quoting properly
+        eprint "> $exec"
+        if $RUN; then
+                $exec &
+                print $! >>"$PID_FILE"
+        fi
+        :
+}
+
+auto_search() { ## auto_search
+        #  The Autostart Directories are $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/autostart as defined
+        #  in accordance with the "Referencing this specification" section in
+        #  the "desktop base directory specification".
+        #
+        # If the same filename is located under multiple Autostart Directories
+        # only the file under the most important directory should be used.
+        #
+        # Example: If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set the Autostart Directory in the
+        # user's home directory is ~/.config/autostart/
+        #
+        # Example: If $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS is not set the system wide Autostart
+        # Directory is /etc/xdg/autostart/
+        #
+        # Example: If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME and $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS are not set and the
+        # two files /etc/xdg/autostart/foo.desktop and
+        # ~/.config/autostart/foo.desktop exist then only the file
+        # ~/.config/autostart/foo.desktop will be used because
+        # ~/.config/autostart/ is more important than /etc/xdg/autostart/
+        echo "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}:${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS:-/etc/xdg}" | tr : \\n |
+                sed 's,$,/autostart,' |
+                while read dir; do
+                        if test -d "$dir"; then
+                                for desktop in "$dir"/*.desktop; do
+                                        if ! grep "$desktop" "$FOUND_FILE"; then
+                                                auto_start "$desktop" &&
+                                                        print "$desktop" >>"$FOUND_FILE"
+                                        else
+                                                eprint "Already executed: $desktop"
+                                        fi
+                                done
+                        fi
+                done
+}
+
+####################################
+
+get() { # get KEY FILE
+        grep "^$1" "${2:-}" 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2-
+}
+
+print() {
+        $QUIET || printf '%s\n' "$*"
+}
+
+eprint() {
+        print "$@" >&2
+}
+
+die() {
+        errcode="$1"
+        shift
+        eprint "! $@"
+        echo $errcode
+        exit $errcode
+}
+
+####################################
+
+main "$@"