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launch: fix launching incognito modes in chromium browsers with semi-broken desktop files
Aly Raffauf
(Jan 25, 2026, 10:02 PM EST)
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src/launch.go
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src/launch.go
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// launchCommand executes a desktop file command line with URL substitution
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// and proper activation token handling for window raising on Wayland.
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func launchCommand(cmdline, url string, appInfo *gio.AppInfo) error {
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hasFieldCode := strings.Contains(cmdline, "%u") ||
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strings.Contains(cmdline, "%U") ||
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strings.Contains(cmdline, "%f") ||
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strings.Contains(cmdline, "%F")
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// Replace %u, %U, %f, %F with URL
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cmdline = strings.ReplaceAll(cmdline, "%u", url)
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cmdline = strings.ReplaceAll(cmdline, "%U", url)
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// Parse the command line
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parts := strings.Fields(cmdline)
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// Chromium-based desktop files are essentially broken, they include no logic for a URL to pass using typical means. In this case, we work aorund by appending our URL.
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if !hasFieldCode && url != "" && len(parts) > 0 {
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parts = append(parts, url)
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}
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if len(parts) == 0 {
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return nil
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}