## Submitted by Tamaranch `@Tamaranch` Assigned to **Xfce Bug Triage** **[Link to original bug (#16642)](https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16642)** ## Description The percentage character ("%") is not treated the same way when appearing in a desktop file put in ~/.config/autostart or ~/.local/share/applications. With this simple example : [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Version=0.9.4 Type=Application Name=testcmd Comment= Exec=xfce4-terminal -H -x echo %% OnlyShowIn=XFCE; RunHook=0 StartupNotify=false Terminal=false Hidden=false When this desktop file is put in ~/.local/share/applications, and "executed" by "gtk-launch testcmd", a terminal appears with "%" as content (expected behavior). When this desktop file is put in ~/.config/autostart, and the desktop session restarted, a terminal appears with "%%" as content (unexpected behavior). I think the good behavior is the first one, but at least, it should be the same in both cases. Version: 4.14.2