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Fix desktop file path on Linux (#95) #101

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fix: createFileOnDesktop on Linux
mrrpmeowfurry Jun 11, 2026
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fix: it'd be better to have a helper to getDesktopDirectory
mrrpmeowfurry Jun 11, 2026
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17 changes: 15 additions & 2 deletions src/main/java/com/pryzmm/splitself/file/DesktopFileUtil.java
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import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;

public class DesktopFileUtil {
private static File getDesktopDirectory() {
// getHomeDirectory() return user's Desktop on Windows
// but on UNIX/Linux it will return user's home directory

// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/570401/in-java-under-windows-how-do-i-find-a-redirected-desktop-folder#comment10308923_570536
File home = FileSystemView.getFileSystemView().getHomeDirectory();

if (System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase().contains("win")) {
return home;
}

return new File(home, "Desktop");
}

public static void createFileOnDesktop(String fileName, String content) {
File desktop = FileSystemView.getFileSystemView().getHomeDirectory();
File desktop = getDesktopDirectory();
File file = new File(desktop, fileName);

try {
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public static void cloneFileToDesktop(Identifier identifier) {
String resourcePath = "assets/" + identifier.getNamespace() + "/" + identifier.getPath();
Path destination = FileSystemView.getFileSystemView().getHomeDirectory().toPath().resolve(Path.of(identifier.getPath()).getFileName());
Path destination = getDesktopDirectory().toPath().resolve(Path.of(identifier.getPath()).getFileName());
try (InputStream in = DesktopFileUtil.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(resourcePath)) {
if (in == null) throw new IOException("Resource not found: " + resourcePath);
Files.copy(in, destination, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
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