patch-jetbrains-ide

patch-jetbrains-ide

⚠ requires using jetbrains-toolbox

Small CLI utility to patch JetBrains desktop files to use a shell to launch the IDE and inherit the environment variables (paths to runtimes, etc.)

• It will find all the desktop files in the local data directory (usually ~/.local/share/applications)
• list all the JetBrains IDEs installed (e.g. jetbrains-{name}-{hash}.desktop)
• patch them to use the shell you choose (sh/bash/zsh) and the path to the shell executable. (replaces the Exec line by appending the shell executable to the path)

The shell executable is chosen by the user, and the path to the shell executable is determined by the operating system.

flags

• -h or --help: Show help
• -d or --dry-run: Dry run
• -a or --all-ides: Select all IDEs
• -y or --all-files: Select all files
• -r or --repatch: Repatch all files
• -c or --current-shell: Use current shell from $SHELL

example

patch-jetbrains-ide

patch everything without prompting:

patch-jetbrains-ide -acyr

This will patch all the jetbrains desktop files to use the current shell from $SHELL.

Features

• Find all the desktop files in the local data directory (usually ~/.local/share/applications)
• Patch the desktop files to use the shell you choose (sh/bash/zsh) and the path to the shell executable
• Choose the shell you want to use (sh/bash/zsh)
• Choose the JetBrains IDEs you want to patch (comma-separated numbers, default is all)
• Choose the files you want to patch (default is all)
• Patch the files you choose
• Show the patching results

Installation

Install from source

go install github.com/gipo355/patch-jetbrains-ide@latest

License

MIT