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## Example Menu File

              <!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN"
              "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/menu-1.0.dtd">

              <Menu>
                <Name>Applications</Name>
                <Directory>Applications.directory</Directory>

                <-- Search the default locations -->
                <DefaultAppDirs/>
                <DefaultDirectoryDirs/>

                <-- Merge third-party submenus -->
                <MergeDir>applications-merged</MergeDir>

                <-- Merge legacy hierarchy -->
                <LegacyDir>/usr/share/applnk</LegacyDir>

                <-- Define default layout -->
                <DefaultLayout>
                  <Merge type="menus"/>
                  <Merge type="files"/>
                  <Separator/>
                  <Menuname>More</Menuname>
                </DefaultLayout>

                <-- some random moves, maybe to clean up legacy dirs,
                       maybe from menu editing -->
                <Move>
                  <Old>Foo</Old>
                  <New>Bar</New>
                  <Old>Foo2</Old>
                  <New>Bar2</New>
                </Move>

                <-- A preferences submenu, kept in a separate file
                       so it can also be used standalone -->
                <Menu>
                  <Name>Preferences</Name>
                  <Directory>Preferences.directory</Directory>
                  <MergeFile>preferences.menu</MergeFile>
                </Menu>

                <-- An Office submenu, specified inline -->
                <Menu>
                  <Name>Office</Name>
                  <Directory>Office.directory</Directory>
                  <Include>
                    <Category>Office</Category>
                  </Include>
                  <Exclude>
                    <Filename>foo.desktop</Filename>
                  </Exclude>
                </Menu>

              </Menu>

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