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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions public/consolidated/rust.json
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}
]
},
{
"name": "Linux",
"snippets": [
{
"title": "Get Desktop Enviroment",
"description": "Get the Desktop Enviroment that the user is currently using.",
"author": "sponkurtus2 ",
"tags": [
"linux",
"file"
],
"contributors": [],
"code": "fn get_desktop_env() -> String {\n // Return empty string if no X display is available\n if env::var(\"DISPLAY\").is_err() {\n return String::new();\n }\n\n // Check common desktop environment variables.\n for env_var in &[\n \"XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP\",\n \"XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP\",\n \"DESKTOP_SESSION\",\n ] {\n if let Ok(de) = env::var(env_var) {\n return de;\n }\n }\n\n // As fallback, try to get desktop name from last word of last line in .xinitrc\n let path = format!(\"{}/.xinitrc\", env::var(\"HOME\").unwrap_or_default());\n if let Ok(mut file) = File::open(&path) {\n let mut buf = String::new();\n if file.read_to_string(&mut buf).is_ok() {\n if let Some(last_line) = buf.lines().last() {\n let last_word = last_line.split(' ').last().unwrap_or(\"\");\n return last_word.to_string();\n }\n }\n }\n\n // Return \"N/A\" if no desktop environment could be detected\n String::from(\"N/A\")\n}\n\n// Usage:\nget_desktop_env(); // Returns: the desktop enviroment that the user actually has e.g. i3.\n"
}
]
},
{
"name": "String Manipulation",
"snippets": [
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---
title: Get Desktop Enviroment
description: Get the Desktop Enviroment that the user is currently using.
author: sponkurtus2
tags: linux,file
---

```rust
fn get_desktop_env() -> String {
// Return empty string if no X display is available
if env::var("DISPLAY").is_err() {
return String::new();
}

// Check common desktop environment variables.
for env_var in &[
"XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP",
"XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP",
"DESKTOP_SESSION",
] {
if let Ok(de) = env::var(env_var) {
return de;
}
}

// As fallback, try to get desktop name from last word of last line in .xinitrc
let path = format!("{}/.xinitrc", env::var("HOME").unwrap_or_default());
if let Ok(mut file) = File::open(&path) {
let mut buf = String::new();
if file.read_to_string(&mut buf).is_ok() {
if let Some(last_line) = buf.lines().last() {
let last_word = last_line.split(' ').last().unwrap_or("");
return last_word.to_string();
}
}
}

// Return "N/A" if no desktop environment could be detected
String::from("N/A")
}

// Usage:
get_desktop_env(); // Returns: the desktop enviroment that the user actually has e.g. i3.
```
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