Extras-testing/Command line applications

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Yes, daemons like OpenSSH for example are considered CLI apps, so you should use the CLI icon and a good description for your application.
Yes, daemons like OpenSSH for example are considered CLI apps, so you should use the CLI icon and a good description for your application.
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No, only applications without any short of GUI are considered CLI applications.
No, only applications without any short of GUI are considered CLI applications.
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Revision as of 14:55, 8 March 2010

Command line applications are a special case when uploading to Extras, so they should address two extra rules, a custom application manager icon and a detailed description.

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Icon

You can use two variaties of the CLI icon, the standard version that can be applied directly or the custom version that can be applied on top of another icon.

Standard Icon

image:Cli_icon_48p_embedded.png

Here is the uuencoded version ready to add to the debian/control file of your CLI apps: 

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Custom Icons

Can be used as a "badge" to be placed on custom iconography.

Image:Cli_icon_48p.png Image:Cli_icon_64p.png Image:Cli_icon_256p.png

Sample Icon Usage

Image:Cli_icon_appman_sample.png

Description

The CLI application description should clearly says that the application only runs from the command line.

Example: 

XPTO app is a command line application that allow to run XPTO scripts. This application can only be executed from the command line.

FAQ

My application is a daemon without any graphical part, is it considered a CLI application ?

Yes, daemons like OpenSSH for example are considered CLI apps, so you should use the CLI icon and a good description for your application.

My application has a menu icon that opens a curses GUI, is it considered a CLI application ?

No, only applications without any short of GUI are considered CLI applications.

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