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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# exit on error
+set -e
+
+# Move to script's directory
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
+cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}"
+
+#add .desktop file (which should allow most DE's easy access to the program
+mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
+
+# desktop files don't like spaces in the Exec field, we have to replace them with "\s"
+appimage="$(echo Attorney_Online-*-x86_64.AppImage)"
+escaped_exec="$(echo "$(pwd)" | sed 's/ /\\s/g')"/"$appimage"
+
+desktop_file="\
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=Attorney Online
+Comment=The courtroom drama simulator
+Path=$(pwd)
+Exec=\"$escaped_exec\"
+Icon=$(pwd)/icon.png"
+
+echo "$desktop_file" > ~/.local/share/applications/'Attorney Online'.desktop
+
+#marking the program as executable
+chmod +x Attorney_Online-*-x86_64.AppImage
+
+#running the executable
+./Attorney_Online-*-x86_64.AppImage