Add additional validation to find the app-specific argument we require (

#687)
shiftkey · Apr 3, 2022 · fd7ce1b · fd7ce1b
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diff --git a/app/src/main-process/main.ts b/app/src/main-process/main.ts
@@ -261,6 +261,16 @@ function handlePossibleProtocolLauncherArgs(args: ReadonlyArray<string>) {
     } else {
       log.error(`Malformed launch arguments received: ${args}`)
     }
+  } else if (__LINUX__) {
+    // we expect this call to have several parameters before the URL we want,
+    // so we should filter out the program name as well as any parameters that
+    // look like arguments to Electron
+    const argsWithoutParameters = args.filter(
+      a => a !== 'github-desktop' && !a.startsWith('--')
+    )
+    if (argsWithoutParameters.length > 0) {
+      handleAppURL(argsWithoutParameters[0])
+    }
   } else if (args.length > 1) {
     handleAppURL(args[1])
   }