.desktop files

Let's you have icons and appear in various search programs

Put custom file in ~/.local/share/applications. Existing files in /usr/share/applications

Example file

poweroff.desktop

        [Desktop Entry]
        Name=Poweroff
        Exec=poweroff
        Icon=/home/kalenpw/.icons/Custom/poweroff.png
        Type=Application
        Categories=GTK;GNOME;