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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-launch.xml b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-launch.xml
index aeb5e8dca1..8ee32141a0 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-launch.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-launch.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ display, unless specified otherwise.
<para>
<command>gtk4-launch</command> takes at least one argument, the name of
the application to launch. The name should match application desktop file name,
-as residing in /usr/share/application, with or without the '.desktop' suffix.
+as residing in the applications subdirectories of the XDG data directories, with
+or without the '.desktop' suffix.
</para>
<para>
If called with more than one argument, the rest of them besides the application
@@ -71,4 +72,14 @@ application.
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
+<refsect1><title>Environment</title>
+ <para>Some environment variables affect the behavior of <command>gtk4-launch</command>.</para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>XDG_DATA_HOME</option>, <option>XDG_DATA_DIRS</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>The environment variables specifying the XDG dta directories.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+</refsect1>
+
</refentry>