xdg-desktop-menu:tldr:8d839

The command you provided is designed to update the desktop menu using the xdg-desktop-menu utility. This utility is commonly used in Linux distributions to manage desktop entries and menus.

Here is an explanation of the command and its components:

1. xdg-desktop-menu: This is the name of the utility that is being used in the command. It is responsible for managing the desktop menu entries.

2. forceupdate: This is an option or a flag used with the xdg-desktop-menu utility. It instructs the utility to forcefully update the desktop menu entries, even if they are already up to date.

3. --mode ${select}: This part of the command includes the --mode option followed by a variable ${select}. The --mode option specifies the type of action to be performed. The ${select} variable should be substituted with a specific mode, which determines how the menu will be updated. This variable could be something like "applications", "settings", "filesystems", etc., depending on the available modes in your system.

Overall, this command instructs the xdg-desktop-menu utility to forcefully update the specified mode of the desktop menu, ensuring that any changes or additions are reflected in the menu.