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diff --git a/dmenu_app b/dmenu_app
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+add_to_cache(){
+        application="$1"
+
+        names=$(sed -n "s/^Name=\(.*\)$/\1/p" "$application")
+        executables=$(sed -n "s/^Exec=\(.*\)$/\1/p" "$application")
+
+        if [ -n "$names" ] && [ -n "$executables" ]; then
+                name=$(echo "$names" | sed "1!d")
+                executable=$(echo "$executables" | sed "1!d")
+
+                if [ -n "$name" ] && [ -n "$executable" ]; then
+                        echo -e "$name:$executable" >> "$cache_file"
+                fi
+        fi
+}
+
+usrlocations=$(echo {/usr,/usr/local,$HOME/.local,$HOME/.local/usr,$HOME/.local/usr/local}/share/applications)
+desktop_files=$(find $usrlocations -name "*.desktop" 2> /dev/null)
+checksum=$(echo $desktop_files | sha1sum)
+cache_file="$HOME/.cache/dmenu_app"
+if [ ! -f "$cache_file" ] || [ "$(head -n1 "$cache_file")" != "$checksum" ]; then
+        echo "Updating cache file"
+        echo "$checksum" > "$cache_file"
+        while read application; do
+                add_to_cache "$application" &
+        done < <(echo "$desktop_files")
+        wait
+fi
+
+choice=$(cat $cache_file | tail -n +2 | cut -d: -f1 | sort -h | dmenu $@)
+if [ -n "$choice" ]; then
+        command=$(sed -n "s/^$choice:\(.*\)$/\1/p" "$cache_file")
+        if [ -n "$command" ]; then
+                echo "$command" | sh
+        fi
+fi