Can anyone tell me how to make a Desktop Entry 
execute a shell script? 

I have the Desktop Entry shown below in /home/joe/Desktop 
that opens a console terminal when I click on the corresponding 
link named "Shell." 

In addition to this, I would like to also have another, separate 
Desktop Entry named "Phone" that would execute a shell script 
I created that searches (fgrep) a text file named "phone" in which 
I have several hundred names and telephone numbers - one pair 
per line.  By just entering a name at a special command line prompt, 
the corresponding phone number pops up instantly.  It's much 
simpler, faster, easier, and more versatile than any gui address book. 

The way I have it working now, I click on the desktop "Shell" link 
and when the terminal window opens, up, I type: 'phone' and then 
enter the desired search name.  It's a small thing, but I'd like to be 
able to eliminate the two extra steps -- having to first open a shell 
and then type the word 'phone' every time. 

I have several other shell scripts that I use every day that I'd like 
to do something similar to streamline. 

[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Terminal emulator window
Comment[en]=Terminal emulator window
Comment[en_US]=Terminal emulator window
DocPath=konsole/index.html
Exec=konsole %i %m
Icon=/home/joe/shell.png
Name=Shell
Name[en]=Shell
Name[en_US]=Shell
Terminal=0
Type=Application
X-KDE-StartupNotify=true 

joe 

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