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I want to change the icon image of the executable files from the command line. I'm using KDE. Can any one help me in this regard.

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This might prove to be DE-specific. What's your desktop? – alex Feb 15 '11 at 6:00
i am using KDE. – pratap Feb 15 '11 at 6:18
I do not believe "executables" have icons, but I could be wrong. Generally this is faked with various .ini files. – Kent Fredric Feb 15 '11 at 6:45
What version of KDE? The answer may be different for KDE 3 and 4. – Gilles Feb 15 '11 at 8:33

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In KDE4 you have to create file ~/.local/share/mime/packages/application-x-executable.xml with such content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">
    <mime-type type="application/x-executable">
        <comment>executable</comment>
        <icon name="application-x-executable"/>
        <glob-deleteall/>
    </mime-type>
</mime-info>

Then you can change the icon name value to something built-in like "emblem-favorite" or specify the full path: "/home/my_user/my_ico/my_exec.png". After saving the file, run update-mime-database ~/.local/share/mime/. The changes will apply almost immidiately.

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