[Xfce-bugs] [Bug 16346] New: "exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator foobar --help" fails to run "foobar --help"

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https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16346

            Bug ID: 16346
           Summary: "exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator foobar --help"
                    fails to run "foobar --help"
    Classification: Xfce Core
           Product: Exo
           Version: 0.12.8
          Hardware: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Medium
         Component: Helpers
          Assignee: xfce-bugs at xfce.org
          Reporter: hertzog at debian.org
  Target Milestone: Exo 0.12

I do have a desktop file where the command is
"/usr/share/kali-menu/exec-in-shell sudo wifite --help" and where the terminal
attribute is set to true. Due to this whiskermenu is executing "exo-open
--launch TerminalEmulator /usr/share/kali-menu/exec-in-shell sudo wifite
--help"

But this call will not execute the desired command, instead it will print
exo-open's help message. This is not the desired behaviour. Given the current
documentation of exo-open, I would suggest to stop parsing parameters after
"--launch TerminalEmulator". Alternatively, you might want to document and
recommand the use of "--" as a way to separate the application options from the
parameters to pass downwards. But in this case, you will likely have to make
changes to whiskermenu and the usual xfce menu too.

Note that the use of "--" is not working correctly right now. I tried "exo-open
--launch TerminalEmulator -- /usr/share/kali-menu/exec-in-shell sudo wifite
--help". With xfce4-terminal, we get "xfce4-terminal --
/usr/share/kali-menu/exec-in-shell sudo wifite --help" but the "--" is ignored
and it's xfce4-terminal that is outputting its help message instead of
exo-open. With qterminal, we get "qterminal --
/usr/share/kali-menu/exec-in-shell sudo wifite --help" and qterminal is opening
but not running the command as it needs to be input the command in the "-e"
parameter.

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