List all .desktop files on the system

list-desktop-shortcuts.sh

#!/bin/bash

# At the moment this will list all the .desktop files on the system
# even the ones not currently installed

# Setting IFS (input field separator) value as ":"
IFS=':'

# Reading the split string into array
read -ra arr <<< "$XDG_DATA_DIRS"

# Search for .desktop files
for val in "${arr[@]}";
do
  if [ -d $val ] ; then
    find $val -name "*.desktop" -type f
  fi
done