%u


> [What does "%U" mean when calling a command?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/30210/what-does-u-mean-when-calling-a-command)


used at the end of the command entries for some Gnome menu entries

- %u - a parameter for the Exec key in .desktop files - Local files may either be passed as file: URLs or as file path
- %U - list of URLs


- %f - file uri?
- %F - file uri list?

So, e.g., `/usr/share/applications/gedit.desktop` contains:
> Exec=gedit %U






