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+{
+  lib,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  rustPlatform,
+  installShellFiles,
+  stdenv,
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "desk-exec";
+  version = "1.0.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "AxerTheAxe";
+    repo = "desk-exec";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-bJLdd07IAf+ba++vtS0iSmeQSGygwSVNry2bHTDAgjE=";
+  };
+
+  cargoHash = "sha256-pK1WDtGkpPZgFwEm59TqoH7EkKPQivNuvsiOG0dbum4=";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    pushd target/${stdenv.hostPlatform.config}/release/dist
+      installShellCompletion desk-exec.{bash,fish}
+      installShellCompletion _desk-exec
+      installManPage desk-exec.1
+    popd
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Execute programs defined in XDG desktop entries directly from the command line";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/AxerTheAxe/desk-exec";
+    license = lib.licenses.unlicense;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.axertheaxe ];
+    mainProgram = "desk-exec";
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}