Create a panel shortcut to a .sh script

[audio2u]

Hi all.
I have a shell script which launches an app for me with custom parameters (which is why I don't use the standard app shortcut).
I would like to create a symlink to that script, and place that shortcut on the panel.
How do I do that, and can I add the app's icon (which I can find) as the shortcut icon?
Thanks in advance.

[smurphos]

Which Desktop Environment (Cinnamon, Mate or XFCE)?

[audio2u]

Oh, sorry...
Mint 20, Cinnamon 4.6.7

[spamegg]

Hi all.
I have a shell script which launches an app for me with custom parameters (which is why I don't use the standard app shortcut).
I would like to create a symlink to that script, and place that shortcut on the panel.
How do I do that, and can I add the app's icon (which I can find) as the shortcut icon?
Thanks in advance.

I've done this with an AppImage that I launch with custom parameters. The process should be similar:

You can right-click on the Desktop and "Create a new launcher here..."
In the "Command" box, you would write something like: sh /path/to/your/script.sh --your --parameters (somebody correct me if I'm wrong on this!)
And you can click on the Icon box on the top left to add an icon to it.
This will create a Desktop launcher, but it will ask you "do you want to also add it to the Menu?" Say YES.
Then go to the new Menu shortcut, right-click, and "Add to Panel".

[audio2u]

Thanks spamegg.
Weird thing is... the desktop launcher works, and I could choose to add it to the menu. But the menu version DOESN'T work. Same with the panel. I could add it, but it wouldn't run the script.
I'm sure I'm missing something really simple here. Any ideas?

[smurphos]

Can you share the contents of the script, and the launcher you've created in the menu - you will find it in ~/.local/share/applications - right click it and open with text edito to share.

For executable shell scripts just the full path to the script should work e.g. this works fine for me on a desktop launcher, menu and panel. Double quotes aren't needed in this example but would be if there was a space somewhere in the path to the script.

"/home/steve/.local/bin/toggle_surfshark.sh"

You can use sh if you want - in this case the command would be sh -c "/home/steve/.local/bin/toggle_surfshark.sh"

[audio2u]

Ahhhh!
Smurphos, you pointed me in a direction which enabled me to help myself!
I had edited the desktop launcher in a text editor to change ...

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Exec=sh ~/darktable_3.8.0.sh

... to read as ....

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Exec=sh darktable_3.8.0.sh

But the launcher (if that's what you would call it) which was located in /home/bruce/.local/share/applications still contained the original code, with the tilde and forward slash.
I removed those, and now the menu version AND the panel version of the launcher both work!
Thanks. I knew it would be something simple!